Top seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine on a sweltering Court One to get her quest for a first Wimbledon title up and running with a 6-1 7-5 win on Monday.

There are plenty of tennis players who might be daunted by the prospect of making their Grand Slam debut against someone ranked No. 1 and in a big stadium.

Currently, Branstine is ranked 197th in the world and has made a bit of a name for herself in tennis with her collegiate tennis career at Texas A&M. Her story of how she funded her tennis career via modeling has helped her garner public attention over the years, as reported by The New York Post.