Daria Kasatkina wins Wimbledon opener against local wildcard Mimi Xu
- Daria Kasatkina has got Australia's tennis show rolling on Wimbledon's grass courts, defying her own low expectations to finally dismantle a tough challenge from British wildcard Mimi Xu.
- The 29-year-old came to the rescue after the 13-strong Aussie contingent's grass-court invasion began on a warm opening day with an injury-hit defeat for Aleksandar Vukic and a defeat for Roland Garros giant-killer Adam Walton.
- Former quarterfinalist Kasatkina, the high-profile import who was the last Australian standing at Roland Garros, entered her ninth Wimbledon on the back of a winless grass-court campaign
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- Daria Kasatkina has got Australia's tennis show rolling on Wimbledon's grass courts, defying her own low expectations to finally dismantle a tough challenge from British wildcard Mimi Xu.
- The 29-year-old came to the rescue after the 13-strong Aussie contingent's grass-court invasion began on a warm opening day with an injury-hit defeat for Aleksandar Vukic and a defeat for Roland Garros giant-killer Adam Walton.
- Former quarterfinalist Kasatkina, the high-profile import who was the last Australian standing at Roland Garros, entered her ninth Wimbledon on the back of a winless grass-court campaign
Sources: ABC Australia