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Casper Ruud vs Hubert Hurkacz — 6-4 6-2 7-6(7)
 Hubert Hurkacz✓ | 6 | 6 | 7 |
 Casper Ruud | 4 | 2 | 67 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Hubert Hurkacz, ranked outside the top 90, upset 11th seed Casper Ruud 6-4 6-2 7-6(7) in the Wimbledon first round on Court 3. The 2021 semi-finalist leaned on his serve, striking 15 aces to 10 and winning 82% of first-serve points, and broke Ruud four times. Ruud, who arrived without any grass-court preparation, hit 25 winners against 30 unforced errors and converted just one of two break-point chances.
Casper RuudStats: 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
An upset on paper only if you were reading the wrong paper. Hurkacz came in ranked outside the top 90, but he is a former Wimbledon semi-finalist who had already banked three grass-court wins in the buildup, one of them over Rublev; Ruud, the 11th seed, arrived with no grass preparation and a thin career record on the surface. Straight sets it was — Hurkacz serving big, Ruud leaking 30 unforced errors — and it still stands among the round's biggest upsets, an 11th seed gone inside the opening days. Hurkacz moved on to face Sebastian Ofner, a five-set winner over Hamad Medjedovic, and kept right on serving, through in straight sets again.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 2:02
Tale of the tape
Casper RuudHubert HurkaczPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Hurkacz, a former Wimbledon semi-finalist (2021), entered ranked around No. 96 but had already won three grass-court matches in the buildup, including a win over Rublev.
- Ruud came to Wimbledon with no grass-court preparation and had won only a handful of matches on the surface in his career.
- The result was among the first round's biggest upsets, sending the 11th seed out on the opening days.
Head to head
Ruud led the pair's head-to-head 2-1 going in, with all three prior meetings on clay or hard courts; Hurkacz's lone win came in Montreal in 2022.
Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.