{"id":9526,"date":"2024-07-02T05:10:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9526"},"modified":"2026-02-11T07:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:13:32","slug":"bianca-andreescu-defeats-jaqueline-cristian-on-day-1-of-wimbledon-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/bianca-andreescu-defeats-jaqueline-cristian-on-day-1-of-wimbledon-2024","title":{"rendered":"Andreescu Defeats Cristian on Day 1 of Wimbledon 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/bianca-andreescu.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Andreescu\" class=\"wp-image-9527\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Bianca Andreescu Defeats Jaqueline Cristian on Day 1 of Wimbledon\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bianca Andreescu has scored an opening-round win at Wimbledon with 6-4, 6-2 against Romanian Jaqueline Cristian.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andreescu will face 26th seed Linda Noskova next.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Denis Shapovalov has moved on with 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 against No. 19 Nicholas Jarry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mississauga, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/ontario\">Ontario<\/a>-born <strong>Bianca Andreescu<\/strong> defeated Romanian Jaqueline Cristian in the first Wimbledon round on Monday with <em>6-4, 6-2<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"good-comeback-from-injury\">Good Comeback from Injury<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Andreescu, who also has Romanian origins, had three aces. 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She opened the grass season finishing second in the Libema Open in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian <strong>will meet 26th seed Linda Noskova<\/strong> next while still looking to boost her career-best third-round showing in 2023 at the All England Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"denis-shapovalov\">Denis Shapovalov&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/denis-shapovalov.jpg\" alt=\"Denis Shapovalov\" class=\"wp-image-9528\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 JC \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, fellow Canadian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/denis-shapovalov-wants-equal-pay-for-women-as-international-womens-day-is-celebrated\"><strong>Denis Shapovalov<\/strong> <\/a>also won the opening round against No. 19 Nicolas Jarry with <em>6-1, 7-5, 6-4<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shapovalov<strong> produced one of the first upsets at the grass-court Grand Slam<\/strong>, moving into the second round with nine aces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former world No. 10 from Richmond Hill, Ontario also broke Chilean Jarry four times and saved two break points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 25-year-old who went into the match from the <strong>121st position in the world<\/strong>, hitting 29 winners to his opponent\u2019s 19, scoring 98 total points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Shapovalov made it into Round of 16 at Wimbledon and entered the semifinals at the All England Club in 2021 prior to losing to top seed and champion Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, the Canadian <strong>will face Germany&#8217;s Daniel Altmaier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How far can the Canadian&#8217;s go in this year Wimbledon? 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