Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain - July 3, 2017 Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko celebrates winning her first round match against Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich REUTERS/Matthew Childs
(Reuters) - French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko admits she is brimming with confidence following her maiden grand slam triumph and the Latvian believes her tennis education can continue on the grass courts of Wimbledon after making a solid start.
The 20-year-old former Wimbledon junior champion beat Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0 1-6 6-3 in her opening encounter on Monday to set up a second round showdown against Canadian qualifier Francoise Abanda.
