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WIMBLEDON – The 2019 champion, who didn’t get the honour of opening up Centre Court on the first Tuesday of the next year because Wimbledon was Covid-cancelled, didn’t even get a Centre Court slot.
Simona Halep was on No. 1 Court (which, let’s be real, is a great court, too) in the most competitive of the top matches, against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic. It was a routine win.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek got to open, and multi-champion Serena Williams got the later slot as she returns to the game after a year away. There was routine for Swiatek, massive drama for Williams as she goes out in the first round.
Bianca Andreescu got on fairly late, and was efficient in dispatching qualifier Emina Bektas.
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THE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
FINAL RESULTS
FOR TUESDAY 28 JUNE
Women’s singles, first round
Canadian content
Bianca Andreescu (CAN) def [Q] Emina Bektas (USA) 61 63 
Going the distance
Harmony Tan (FRA) def. [WC] Serena Williams (USA) 75 16 76 [10-7]
Upsets
Wang Qiang (CHN) def [14] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 64 57 62
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def [18] Jil Teichmann (SUI) 62 63
Magdalena Frech (POL) def [21] Camila Giorgi (ITA) 76 (4) 61
Alizé Cornet (FRA) def [27] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 76 (5)
Petra Martic (CRO) def. [30] Shelby Rogers (USA) 62 76 (5)
Seeds advancing
[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def [Q] Jana Fett (CRO) 60 63
[4] Paula Badosa (ESP) def [Q] Louisa Chirico (USA) 62 61
[5] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def [Q] Zoe Hives (AUS) 61 64
[11] Coco Gauff (USA) def Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 26 63 75
[12] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def Oceane Dodin (FRA) 64 64
[13] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def Maryna Zanevska (BEL) 76 (4) 63
[16] Simona Halep (ROU) def. Karolina Muchova (CZE) 63 62
[17] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def [LL] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 76 (2) 75
[20] Amanda Anisimova (USA) def Xinyu Wang (CHN) [LL] Yuan Ye (CHN) 63 64
[25] Petra Kvitova (CZE) def Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 26 64 62
[32] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def [Q] Christina McHale (USA) 62 61
[33] Shuai Zhang (CHN) def Misaki Doi (JPN) 64 60
Other results (in alphabetical order)
Irina Bara (ROU) def Chloe Paquet (FRA) 62 64
Ana Bogdan (ROU) def Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 62 62
[WC] Katie Boulter (GBR) def Clara Burel (FRA) 75 63
Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) def [Q] Nastasja Schunk (GER) 64 62
Lauren Davis (USA) def Madison Brengle (USA) 62 75
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) def [Q] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) 75 62
Viktorija Golubic (SUI) def Andrea Petkovic (GER) 64 63
[Q] Catherine Harrison (USA) def Arantxa Rus (NED) 61 64 Danka Kovinic (MNE) [LL] Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) def [WC] Sonay Kartal (GBR) 64 36 61
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def [WC] Katie Swan (GBR) 46 64 64
Kristina Kucova (SVK) def Laura Pigossi (BRA) 75 60
Claire Liu (USA) def Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) 75 63
[PR] Tatjana Maria (GER) def [Q] Astra Sharma (AUS) 46 63 64
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 75 06 63
Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) def [WC] Daria Saville 75 36 75
Heather Watson (GBR) def Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 67 (7) 75
[Q] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def Lin Zhu (CHN) 64 62
Qinwen Zheng (CHN) def Sloane Stephens (USA) 76 (1) 75
Matches suspended
[6] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v Tereza Martincova (CZE) 76 (1) 55 – suspended
[9] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) v Greet Minnen (BEL) 46 – suspended
Matches cancelled
[8] Jessica Pegula (USA) v Donna Vekic (CRO)Rebeka Masarova (ESP) v Harriet Dart (GBR)