Tomás Martín Etcheverry vs Lorenzo Sonego — 6-4 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(4)

Result

Lorenzo Sonego outlasted 29th seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6-4 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(4) in a first-round match that lasted three and a half hours and was decided by two tiebreaks. Sonego, a two-time Wimbledon fourth-rounder, dominated the winners count 56 to 37 and won 81% of his first-serve points. Etcheverry, seeded despite a modest grass-court record, forced a fourth set but could not break the Italian's serve down the stretch.

Tomás Martín Etcheverry

Lorenzo Sonego

13Aces14

2Double faults1

61%1st serve in69%

79%1st-serve points won81%

55%2nd-serve points won58%

139 mphFastest serve136 mph

1/3Break points won3/5

37Winners57

18Unforced errors19

23/37Net points won35/55

128Total points won136

2404 mDistance run2515 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 rankings this was an upset; on grass pedigree it was nothing of the sort. Lorenzo Sonego, a Wimbledon fourth-rounder in 2021 and 2025, took out 29th seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry — who has never been past the second round here — 6-4 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(4) across three and a half hours. The Italian dominated the winner count 56 to 37 and won 81 per cent of first-serve points, and though Etcheverry forced a fourth set he could not break Sonego's serve down the stretch. Seedings measure ranking, not surface comfort, and this draw exposed the difference. Sonego advanced to a round-of-64 meeting with Gabriel Diallo — a five-set monster he would also survive.

Benjamin Bonzi

Gabriel Diallo✓

Jun 29–30

1-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 3-1 ret.

Tomás Martín Etcheverry

Lorenzo Sonego✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(4)

Gabriel Diallo

Lorenzo Sonego✓

Jul 1–2

7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-2

Round of 128

Benjamin Bonzi

Gabriel Diallo✓

Jun 29–30

1-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 3-1 ret.

Tomás Martín Etcheverry

Lorenzo Sonego✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(4)

Round of 64

Gabriel Diallo

Lorenzo Sonego✓

Jul 1–2

7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-2

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Tomás Martín EtcheverryLorenzo Sonego

26Age31

6′5″ (1.95 m)Height6′3″ (1.91 m)

—Weight76 kg (168 lb)

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

2017Turned pro2013

No. 32ATP rankingNo. 69

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Second roundBest at WimbledonFourth round (2021, 2025)

—Coach—

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

The briefing