LONDON, England -- Tara Moore announced herself to the upper echelons of the tennis world at around this time last year, for all the wrong reasons.
A rash tweet pouring scorn on a Serena Williams injury at the French Open brought the lowly-ranked British player into the limelight.
Moore earned a slice of that attention for her ability as a player at Wimbledon on Tuesday rather than as a spiky social media commentator, beating Alison Van Uytvanck, a Belgian ranked 100 places above her, 7-5, 6-4 for a place in the second round.
Afterwards, the 23-year-old said recently-employed life coach Tony Lekic had help her change. "I've grown up a lot," said the world No. 227. "Maturity definitely comes with age but he's definitely played a big part in that.
"There's a lot of off court stuff that people don't see, a lot of behind the scene things that are tough to handle for a tennis player.
"We travel a lot. We're away from loved ones and friends a lot. That's really difficult. He's there to help with the little things. That's been monumental for me."
Moore said at Eastbourne last week that there were a lot of things she needed to "sort out"; the experience of having had death threats on social media after expressing her opinion on Williams was likely to have been among them.
Her tweet, which has since been taken down, reportedly said: "Not only is Serena one of the best women players of all time, she's also one of the best actresses #suckitup #learnhowtolose #pathetic."
Williams felt ill in her 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 semifinal win against Timea Bacsinszky, walking very slowly during changeovers, where even lowering herself into her chair seemed difficult, and Moore felt she needed to responded to the torrent of responses she got to her original 'outburst'.
Not sure why death threats are being sent? Opinions are nothing but that, i just value good sportsmanship and really feel for timea....
— Tara Moore (@TaraMoore92) June 4, 2015
Moore's Wimbledon victory was her first at a Grand Slam and set her up for a tough contest against Svetlana Kuznetsova, who beat Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-4 in the first round.
But she revealed she might not even have been playing the game if her mother, Monet, hadn't thought she needed more exercise.
"My mum is quite a character," said Moore, who was brought up in Hong Kong until a teenager. "She just gave me a little shove towards tennis. She wanted me to be healthy.
"Overweight, I wasn't overweight, but I'm pretty built. She definitely wanted me to be in shape. She wants me to be healthy. Tennis is a great way to stay in shape, so ... "
Moore is still a regular on twitter, posting messages recently on popstar Rhianna and the British referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union.
— Tara Moore (@TaraMoore92) June 23, 2016
Concentration has been a problem for Moore on the court as she appears not to have made the most of her potential, but Lekic seems to have helped there, too.
"I've sorted out many things. I definitely feel like I'm supposed to be here and this is my time," she said.
Fellow Briton Johanna Konta should also feel in confident mood. The No.16 seed raced to a 6-1, 2-1 lead in 36 minutes against Monica Puig before rain postponed their first-round match.
If Katie Swan is of a similar mind, it will be about the juniors, which the 17-year-old will play later in the tournament after going out to Timea Babos 6-2, 6-3.