Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Men's Singles · Round of 128
Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Botic van de Zandschulp — 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4 6-0
 Botic van de Zandschulp✓ | 6 | 62 | 6 | 6 |
 Aleksandar Kovacevic | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Botic van de Zandschulp beat Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4 6-0 on Court 7, closing with a bagel fourth set after nearly three hours. The Dutchman was the sharper hitter, striking 50 winners to Kovacevic's 36 and converting six of 12 break points to the American's one of eight. Van de Zandschulp also out-aced Kovacevic 19 to 13 and won 129 points to 106.
Aleksandar KovacevicMatch time 2h 47m
Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-06-29
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
Tale of the tape
Aleksandar KovacevicBotic van de ZandschulpPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
The briefing
Storylines
- Van de Zandschulp, a former Wimbledon fourth-round runner and US Open quarter-finalist, was the more proven grass-court operator.
- Kovacevic had earlier in the year upset No. 3 Félix Auger-Aliassime en route to the Hamburg semi-finals as a lucky loser.
- The pair had met once before, on clay in Rome two months earlier.
Head to head
Van de Zandschulp led 1–0, having won their only prior meeting on clay at Rome earlier in 2026.
Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
