Sho Shimabukuro vs Jaime Faria — 7-6(6) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3

Result

Portugal's Jaime Faria earned his first Wimbledon main-draw win, beating Japan's Sho Shimabukuro 7-6(6) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 in a serve-heavy contest lasting two hours and 50 minutes. Faria leaned on his delivery, striking 17 aces and winning 86 percent of his first-serve points, and converted three of twelve break points. Shimabukuro, who had beaten Faria's compatriots earlier in the year, matched him from the baseline but could not break serve often enough.

Sho Shimabukuro

Jaime Faria

16Aces17

5Double faults9

52%1st serve in63%

82%1st-serve points won86%

60%2nd-serve points won53%

135 mphFastest serve140 mph

1/6Break points won3/12

43Winners45

36Unforced errors33

23/37Net points won24/40

132Total points won145

2411 mDistance run2267 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 year after losing in the first round here, Jaime Faria came back through qualifying and put it right. The Portuguese leaned on his serve — 17 aces, 86 per cent of first-serve points won — to beat Sho Shimabukuro 7-6(6) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 for his first Wimbledon main-draw victory. Shimabukuro pinched the third set in a tiebreak but never dented the delivery often enough to make it a genuine contest of nerve. For a qualifier, the second round is already profit; Faria's came with a round-of-64 meeting against Zizou Bergs, the man who had just beaten 27th seed Ugo Humbert — a match the Belgian's momentum would carry, though Faria took a set off him too.

Ugo Humbert

Zizou Bergs✓

Jun 29–30

6-2 7-5 4-6 3-6 6-3

Sho Shimabukuro

Jaime Faria✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(6) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3

Zizou Bergs✓

Jaime Faria

Jul 1–2

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

Round of 128

Ugo Humbert

Zizou Bergs✓

Jun 29–30

6-2 7-5 4-6 3-6 6-3

Sho Shimabukuro

Jaime Faria✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(6) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3

Round of 64

Zizou Bergs✓

Jaime Faria

Jul 1–2

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

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Sho ShimabukuroJaime Faria

28Age22

6′0″ (1.83 m)Height6′2″ (1.88 m)

83 kg (183 lb)Weight78 kg (172 lb)

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

2016Turned pro2024

No. 90ATP rankingNo. 98

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

First roundBest at WimbledonSecond round (2026)

Thomas ShimadaCoach—

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

The briefing