REUTERS: French Open champion Ashleigh Barty made a smooth transition from Parisian clay to British lawns as the Australian opened her grasscourt campaign with an impressive 6-3 6-4 victory over Croatia's Donna Vekic on Wednesday.
"I knew that I had to be sharp and I had to be ready. Otherwise it wouldn't even be a contest," Barty said on court. Barty, a former junior Wimbledon champion, dropped serve early on but her deep, skidding sliced backhand began to work its magic as the Vekic errors mounted.She broke twice to take the opening set and then broke twice more to seize control in the second.
Barty's French Open title was somewhat unexpected seeing as she is not a renowned claycourt player. Grass, on the other hand, is tailor-made for her game which is why all eyes will be on her at Wimbledon which starts a week on Monday.
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