WIMBLEDON, England — Ash Barty played her first match as the No. 1 player in the world on No. 1 Court at Wimbledon, and she won.
The top-seeded Australian, who followed her victory at the French Open by winning a grass-court warm-up tournament in Birmingham, advanced to the second round at the All England Club on Tuesday by winning her 13th straight match. She beat Zheng Saisai 6-4, 6-2.
''It feels incredible,'' Barty said about playing at Wimbledon as the top-ranked woman. ''It's a little bit of a bizarre feeling, to be honest. But I just try and go about my business the exact same way.