Bianca Andreescu vs Zhang Shuai — 7-6(3) 7-6(6)

Result

Zhang Shuai edged qualifier Bianca Andreescu 7–6(3) 7–6(6) in a two-hour, two-minute first-round battle on Court 6 that was decided by two tiebreaks. Andreescu led in both sets but could not close them out, saving a match point in the 12th game of the second set before Zhang sealed it in the breaker. Zhang won 100 points to Andreescu's 85 and hit 37 winners.

Bianca Andreescu

Zhang Shuai

8Aces2

3Double faults1

73%1st serve in71%

59%1st-serve points won66%

50%2nd-serve points won65%

117 mphFastest serve98 mph

2/8Break points won2/10

32Winners41

27Unforced errors25

16/26Net points won13/21

85Total points won100

1893 mDistance run1770 m

Stats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

Bianca Andreescu's road back — a former US Open champion coming through qualifying for her first Grand Slam main draw since the 2024 US Open — ran into the cruellest first-round arithmetic available. She led in both sets against Zhang Shuai and held a match point in the second, and still lost 7-6(3) 7-6(6) across two hours of fine margins. Zhang, with 37 winners and a 100-85 edge in total points, kept taking the biggest ones. The win set up a second-round meeting with 10th seed Karolína Muchová; for Andreescu, the comeback pauses at the width of two tiebreaks.

Karolína Muchová✓

Anastasia Zakharova

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-2

Bianca Andreescu

Zhang Shuai✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(3) 7-6(6)

Karolína Muchová✓

Zhang Shuai

Jul 1–2

6-3 6-2

Round of 128

Karolína Muchová✓

Anastasia Zakharova

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-2

Bianca Andreescu

Zhang Shuai✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(3) 7-6(6)

Round of 64

Karolína Muchová✓

Zhang Shuai

Jul 1–2

6-3 6-2

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Bianca AndreescuZhang Shuai

26Age37

5′7″ (1.70 m)Height5′10″ (1.77 m)

—Weight—

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2017Turned pro2003

No. 180ATP rankingNo. 64

—2026 win–loss18–21

—Career on grass—

1Grand Slam titles0

Third round (2023, 2024)Best at WimbledonQuarter-finals (2019)

James NishimuraCoachLiu Shuo

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

The briefing