Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Men's Singles · Round of 128
Jiří Lehečka vs Alexei Popyrin — 6-4 6-2 6-4
 Jiří Lehečka✓ | 6 | 6 | 6 |
 Alexei Popyrin | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Thirteenth seed Jiří Lehečka beat Australia's Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-2 6-4 in a straight-sets first-round win lasting one hour and 41 minutes. Lehečka was steady off both wings, making just 18 unforced errors and winning 74% of points on both first and second serve. He broke four times while facing no converted break points, and Popyrin never won a break point in three chances.
Jiří LehečkaMatch time 1h 41m
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
Jiří LehečkaAlexei PopyrinPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
The briefing
Storylines
- Lehečka, a Wimbledon fourth-rounder, controlled serve throughout, winning 74% of points behind both his first and second delivery.
- Popyrin, winless on grass in 2026 entering the match, could not convert any of his three break-point chances.
- Lehečka broke four times and did not drop serve on the way to a routine straight-sets win.
Head to head
The pair split their two previous meetings 1-1, most recently in Rotterdam in 2025, when Lehečka won 7-5 6-2; they had never met on grass.
Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
