The Australian grasscourt charge has started well at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham with both Daria Gavrilova and Ashleigh Barty recording straight sets wins in their first round matches.
Ninth-seed Gavrilova recorded a regulation 6-4 6-4 win over Taiwanese qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh.
Gavrilova broke Hsieh routinely throughout the match, taking a 4-1 lead in the first set before ultimately serving it out and then broke her another three times in the second to close out the match.
While Gavrilova had it relatively easy, comeback kid Barty faced a difficult prospect in Czech rising star Marketa Vondrousova.
The 17-year-old qualifier – who has been on a tear in 2017, winning her first WTA Tour title in Switzerland, defeating world No.22 Barbora Strycova along the way – gave Barty all she could handle.
The Australian, who also won her first Tour title this year eventually prevailed 7-5 7-6 (7-1) to advance to the second round where she will face Strycova.
Joining them in the second round is two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who won her opening match, beating Tereza Smitkova 6-2 6-3.
Kvitova only recently returned to action after being injured in a knife attack at her home last year, playing two matches on clay at the French Open.
“For the first match on grass it was pretty good,” Kvitova said.
“I served well, and played some good shots from the baseline, and I think it was good timing on the court today.
“I have made no change to the way I play. We have still been worrying about it (the injury) so I still have days off, to remind us to be careful.
“My hand is not 100 per cent and may never be. It may take one or two years,” Kvitova said. “I am trying to play as I did before but we will see.”
British No.1 Johanna Konta also advanced with a 6-3 7-6 (8-6) win over the Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko.