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Tallon Griekspoor vs James Duckworth — 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4
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Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
James Duckworth upset Tallon Griekspoor 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4 in 2h 32m in their first career meeting. The Australian was the more efficient server, winning 83% of his first-serve points to Griekspoor's 76%, and converted four of seven break points to Griekspoor's two of seven. Duckworth won 118 points to 106 to reach the second round.
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
At this Stage
No seed fell here, but an upset it was all the same: James Duckworth beat the higher-ranked Tallon Griekspoor 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4 in their first career meeting, doing the important things better — 83 per cent of first-serve points won to the Dutchman's 76, four breaks from seven chances to Griekspoor's two. The third set, taken 7-5 after the pair split the first two, was where it tilted for good. Griekspoor exits at the first hurdle; Duckworth advanced to a round-of-64 meeting with ninth seed Flavio Cobolli, where the Australian would push the Italian through two tiebreaks before bowing out in four.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 2:32
Tale of the tape
Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Duckworth won despite landing a lower share of first serves, converting four of seven break points to Griekspoor's two of seven.
- The Australian took the decisive third set 7-5 after the players split the first two.
- Griekspoor, the higher-ranked man, was upset in the opening round in their first career meeting.
Head to head
It was the first meeting between Griekspoor and Duckworth.
Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.