Jan-Lennard Struff vs Sebastián Báez — 6-1 7-6(4) 4-6 2-6 7-5

Result

Veteran Jan-Lennard Struff outlasted clay-courter Sebastián Báez 6-1 7-6(4) 4-6 2-6 7-5 in a first-round marathon lasting more than four hours. The big-serving German struck 20 aces and a match-high 61 winners, but also 49 unforced errors as Báez fought back from two sets down to force a decider. Struff eventually edged the fifth set 7-5, both men converting four break points apiece across the contest.

Jan-Lennard Struff

Sebastián Báez

20Aces4

8Double faults2

55%1st serve in75%

85%1st-serve points won72%

46%2nd-serve points won47%

138 mphFastest serve120 mph

4/9Break points won4/11

62Winners30

50Unforced errors22

47/69Net points won18/29

155Total points won145

2172 mDistance run2367 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

Two sets up and cruising, then two-all and wobbling, then 7-5 in the fifth and through — Struff's opener contained a whole tournament's worth of weather. The German's serve was the one constant, 20 aces and 61 winners across more than four hours, even as Báez, a clay specialist who refused the script, hauled the match level from two sets down. The fifth stayed with serve for long stretches before Struff prised it away. In the last 64: 28th seed Brandon Nakashima — and if this was long, that one went further into the absurd, Struff winning again in five sets, four of them tiebreaks.

Brandon Nakashima✓

Jack Pinnington Jones

Jun 29–30

6-3 7-6(5) 7-5

Jan-Lennard Struff✓

Sebastián Báez

Jun 29–30

6-1 7-6(4) 4-6 2-6 7-5

Brandon Nakashima

Jan-Lennard Struff✓

Jul 1–2

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

Round of 128

Brandon Nakashima✓

Jack Pinnington Jones

Jun 29–30

6-3 7-6(5) 7-5

Jan-Lennard Struff✓

Sebastián Báez

Jun 29–30

6-1 7-6(4) 4-6 2-6 7-5

Round of 64

Brandon Nakashima

Jan-Lennard Struff✓

Jul 1–2

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

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Jan-Lennard StruffSebastián Báez

36Age25

6′4″ (1.93 m)Height5′7″ (1.70 m)

92 kg (203 lb)Weight69 kg (152 lb)

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

2009Turned pro2018

No. 74ATP rankingNo. 64

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Third roundBest at WimbledonSecond round (2022)

—CoachSebastián Gutiérrez

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

The briefing