LONDON: World number one Simona Halep started her challenge for a first Wimbledon title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Japan's Kurumi Nara on Tuesday.
Halep has arrived at the All England Club on a high after finally winning her maiden Grand Slam crown at the French Open last month.
The Romanian top seed has reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the last two years and, after dispatching Nara in 78 minutes on Centre Court, she will play China's Zheng Saisai in the second round.
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