Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Botic van de Zandschulp — 6-3 6-7(2) 6-4 6-0

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 Kovacevic

Botic van de Zandschulp

13Aces19

7Double faults5

64%1st serve in60%

75%1st-serve points won79%

33%2nd-serve points won56%

130 mphFastest serve133 mph

1/8Break points won6/12

36Winners51

42Unforced errors31

16/26Net points won10/14

106Total points won129

1774 mDistance run1849 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

A second meeting inside two months — Rome, on clay, was the first — and this one belonged to the more proven grass-courter. Van de Zandschulp, once a fourth-round runner here, dropped a tiebreak and little else, closing with a bagel fourth set behind 50 winners and six breaks of the Kovacevic serve. The American, who had upset Félix Auger-Aliassime on the way to a Hamburg semi-final earlier in the year, converted one break point from eight; grass rarely forgives that arithmetic. Next came Roman Safiullin, the qualifier who had saved match points to stun 12th seed Andrey Rublev — and the Russian edged their five-set tie in a final-set breaker.

Andrey Rublev

Roman Safiullin✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-7(6) 3-6 6-3 7-6(12)

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Botic van de Zandschulp✓

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-7(2) 6-4 6-0

Roman Safiullin✓

Botic van de Zandschulp

Jul 1–2

6-0 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)

Round of 128

Andrey Rublev

Roman Safiullin✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-7(6) 3-6 6-3 7-6(12)

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Botic van de Zandschulp✓

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-7(2) 6-4 6-0

Round of 64

Roman Safiullin✓

Botic van de Zandschulp

Jul 1–2

6-0 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Aleksandar KovacevicBotic van de Zandschulp

27Age30

6′0″ (1.83 m)Height6′3″ (1.91 m)

—Weight84 kg (187 lb)

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

—Turned pro2016

No. 70ATP rankingNo. 54

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass12–14

0Grand Slam titles0

—Best at WimbledonFourth round (2022)

—CoachFred Hemmes Jr.

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

The briefing