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Rafael Jódar vs Felix Gill — 6-3 6-3 7-5
 Rafael Jódar✓ | 6 | 6 | 7 |
 Felix Gill | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Rafael Jódar, the 23rd seed, made a winning grass-court debut, beating British wild card Felix Gill 6–3 6–3 7–5 on Court 3 in his first tour-level match on the surface. The 19-year-old Spaniard won 84% of first-serve points and 72% behind his second, converting five of eleven break chances. Jódar won 103 points to 73 and out-hit Gill 31 winners to 17 while keeping his own errors to 20.
Rafael JódarStats: 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
A 19-year-old seed playing his first professional match on grass, against a wild card making his tour-level debut — first rounds do not come much greener. Jódar, seeded 23rd on the strength of a breakout season already holding a Marrakech title and a French Open quarter-final, treated the unfamiliar surface like an old acquaintance and won in straight sets. Gill's afternoon ended where most debuts against seeds do. The draw then turned all-Spanish: Pablo Carreño Busta awaited in the last 64, a veteran Jódar had already beaten from two sets down at Roland Garros — and, as it turned out, would need five sets to beat again here.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 1:56
Tale of the tape
Rafael JódarFelix GillPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- This was Jódar's Wimbledon main-draw debut and his first professional match on grass, capping a breakout season that included a maiden ATP title in Marrakech and a French Open quarter-final.
- Gill, a British wild card ranked outside the top 200, was making his ATP Tour-level singles debut.
- A win set up an all-Spanish second round against veteran Pablo Carreño Busta, whom Jódar had beaten from two sets down at Roland Garros.
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.