Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Men's Singles · Round of 128
Novak Djokovic vs Wu Yibing — 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4
 Novak Djokovic✓ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
 Wu Yibing | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Novak Djokovic's 103rd Wimbledon win did not come easily. The seven-time champion needed four sets, and survived a second-set wobble, to see off China's Wu Yibing — ranked outside the top 100 — 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court in the first round. The oddity is in the box score: Wu out-hit Djokovic on winners, 54 to 35, and matched him ace-for-ace at 15 apiece, but sprayed 40 unforced errors and converted just one of eleven break points. Djokovic took three of his six. On grass the returner who makes you play one more ball still wins the afternoon, and Djokovic afterwards admitted he could have lost the fourth.
Novak DjokovicMatch time 3h 21m
Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-07-01
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
Tale of the tape
Novak DjokovicWu YibingPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
The briefing
Storylines
- Djokovic came in chasing a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title, and had never lost in the Wimbledon first round.
- Wu — a former ATP titlist (Dallas 2023) and once world No. 54, ranked around No. 100 in 2026 — had won only one tour-level match on grass in his career.
- A Centre Court opener against the seven-time champion: the biggest stage of Wu's career.
Head to head
Their first career meeting — Wu had never faced Djokovic on any surface.
Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Court & schedule: Centre Court, on the tournament's opening day. (All England Club order of play, as of 2026-06-29)
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
