Arthur Rinderknech vs Oliver Tarvet — 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5

Result

No. 25 seed Arthur Rinderknech survived a 4h 05m examination from British qualifier Oliver Tarvet 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 on Court 12. The big-serving Frenchman blasted 33 aces and 67 winners but also committed 48 unforced errors as the world No. 348 pushed him to the brink. Break points were scarce for both — Rinderknech converted one of six, Tarvet one of nine — and Rinderknech edged the points count 149 to 138.

Arthur Rinderknech

Oliver Tarvet

33Aces16

5Double faults4

65%1st serve in56%

83%1st-serve points won85%

55%2nd-serve points won58%

137 mphFastest serve132 mph

1/6Break points won1/9

67Winners43

48Unforced errors27

33/44Net points won16/29

149Total points won138

2705 mDistance run2696 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 25th seed on a losing streak, still chasing a first grass-court win in 2026, against a world No. 348 who had already reached the second round here on debut a year earlier — the rankings promised a formality the match never resembled. Tarvet stretched Rinderknech across four hours and four tight sets, break points nearly extinct on both sides, before the Frenchman's 33 aces finally told at 7-5 in the fourth. Sometimes the value of a season's first win is simply that it exists. Rinderknech carried it into a last-64 meeting with Martin Damm, tiebreak survivor against Marco Trungelliti, and won that one far more comfortably, in straight sets.

Arthur Rinderknech✓

Oliver Tarvet

Jun 29–30

7-6(4) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5

Marco Trungelliti

Martin Damm✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)

Arthur Rinderknech✓

Martin Damm

Jul 1–2

6-4 7-6(1) 6-3

Round of 128

Arthur Rinderknech✓

Oliver Tarvet

Jun 29–30

7-6(4) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5

Marco Trungelliti

Martin Damm✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)

Round of 64

Arthur Rinderknech✓

Martin Damm

Jul 1–2

6-4 7-6(1) 6-3

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Arthur RinderknechOliver Tarvet

30Age22

6′5″ (1.96 m)Height6′1″ (1.85 m)

88 kg (194 lb)Weight—

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

2018Turned pro2026

No. 26ATP rankingNo. 348

8–142026 win–loss—

22–23Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Third round (2025, 2026)Best at WimbledonSecond round (2025)

—Coach—

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

The briefing