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Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Men's Singles · Round of 128

Nuno Borges vs Tristan Boyer — 6-3 7-5 7-5

Nuno Borges677
Tristan Boyer355

Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128

Result

Nuno Borges dispatched American qualifier Tristan Boyer 6–3 7–5 7–5 in just over two hours on Court 7 to reach the second round. The Portuguese kept his error count low — 22 unforced errors to Boyer's 34 — and broke serve four times from 13 chances while facing little danger on his own delivery. Borges won 119 points to 97; the two matched each other with nine aces apiece.

Borges
QBoyer
6–37–57–5
Nuno Borges
Tristan Boyer
9Aces9
4Double faults8
59%1st serve in68%
76%1st-serve points won68%
60%2nd-serve points won46%
128 mphFastest serve127 mph
4/13Break points won1/6
33Winners34
24Unforced errors35
20/26Net points won20/42
119Total points won97
1906 mDistance run2108 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

On paper this was the section's quiet corner — a top-50 Portuguese against an American qualifier making his Wimbledon main-draw debut — and Borges kept it that way: straight sets, barely a flicker of danger on his own serve, done in a shade over two hours. The reward for tidiness was anything but quiet, though: a second-round date with Jannik Sinner, top seed and defending champion, fresh from being stretched to five sets by Miomir Kecmanović. Borges would give the champion an argument there too, forcing tiebreaks in the first two sets before Sinner came through in three.

Round of 128

Jannik Sinner
Miomir Kecmanović
Jun 29–30
4-6 6-3 6-7(6) 6-2 6-3
Nuno Borges
Tristan Boyer
Jun 29–30
6-3 7-5 7-5

Round of 64

Jannik Sinner
Nuno Borges
Jul 1–2
7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-4

What we know now

Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London

Match length: 2:05

Tale of the tape

Nuno BorgesTristan Boyer
29Age24
6′1″ (1.85 m)Height6′2″ (1.88 m)
78 kg (172 lb)Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand
2019Turned pro
No. 48ATP rankingNo. 191
16–192026 win–loss
Career on grass
0Grand Slam titles0
Best at WimbledonFirst round (2026)
Hugo Anão & Rui MachadoCoach

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

The briefing

Storylines

  • Borges, ranked in the top 50, was the clear favorite against a qualifier making his Wimbledon main-draw debut.
  • Boyer came through qualifying to reach the Wimbledon main draw for the first time.
  • The winner earned a second-round date with top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner.

Head to head

First career meeting between the two.

Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.

Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.

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