Madison Keys was two years old when Venus Williams made her Wimbledon debut, but the baton from the most famous family in American tennis looks to be coming her way.
Now aged 21, Keys moved from Illinois to Florida as a youngster and is primed to take over as the United States' flagbearer when Venus and Serena end their stellar careers.
She looked the part on Monday at the All England Club, trouncing Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-3 6-1.
Venus first showed up to Wimbledon in 1997 but is far from finished, and the 36-year-old five-time Wimbledon champion dug out a 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 first-round victory over tenacious Croatian Donna Vekic, while Serena starts her title defence on Tuesday.
But Keys is primed to continue the success of US players in London, and has her eye on the world number one ranking that Venus once held and that 34-year-old Serena now has to herself.
Asked whether she has the belief to hit the top spot, having this month become the first American woman this century to reach the top 10 for the first time, ninth seed Keys said: "I think I can.
"I'm obviously out here working for that every day. I don't think it's going to come easy, and I don't think just because people are saying that, it's going to happen.
"That's why whenever I hear that, I kind of just want to get out on a practice court and keep getting better."
Age is just a number...@Venuseswilliams kicks off her 19th #Wimbledon with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Donna Vekic 💪 https://t.co/86VTT9bcSG
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Venus Williams has given no inkling of being ready to walk away from tennis just yet, so Keys will have familiar company near the top of the game for some time to come.
Venus is seeded eighth this fortnight and, when asked whether 10 years ago she would imagine herself still being so focused on tennis a decade later, she expressed a youthful outlook.
"I still feel 26," she said. "I don't think anyone feels older. You have this infinity inside of you that feels like you could go forever. That's how I feel on the court. As long as I'm halfway decent, can get my racket on the ball, I think I can make something happen. So far so good."
Last year's Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza landed a first grand slam title at the French Open earlier this month, but she found the transition to grass - a surface she admits to having once hated - rather difficult.
Handed a Centre Court appearance, Muguruza eventually overcame Camila Giorgi 6-2 5-7 6-4 - earning Spain a victory over Italy on the day the Azzurri came out on top in the corresponding Euro 2016 football showdown.
"I'm going to take the positives," Muguruza said of her win. "I'm very happy about this match. Sometimes you don't win in a very beautiful way, but you've just got to be there and fight for the match."
Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber brushed aside former Wimbledon girls' champion Laura Robson, winning the battle of two left-handers 6-2 6-2.
"I was a little bit nervous before the match because Laura's a great player," Kerber said, but those nerves soon went.
Ekaterina Alexandrova made light of her grand slam inexperience to send Ana Ivanovic sliding out.
The 21-year-old Russian qualified for one of the majors at the first attempt last week, and made an immediate impression on the big stage with a 6-2 7-5 victory on Court 12.
Serbian Ivanovic, the 23rd seed, had her best Wimbledon result when reaching the semi-finals in 2007 but has struggled to make an impression in recent years.
For Alexandrova, the world number 223, each result in her Wimbledon run marks a new career high.
Even with Sterling depreciating after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the £50,000 she is now guaranteed for reaching round two should top her entire career earnings to date.
Australian Samantha Stosur beat Poland's Magda Linette 7-5 6-3, and 2013 Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki eased to a 6-1 6-3 win against US player Shelby Rogers, with Romanian fifth seed Simona Halep dashing past Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-4 6-1.
