Daniel Vallejo vs Nicolás Mejía — 4-6 6-4 7-5 7-6(2)

Result

Colombian qualifier Nicolás Mejía came from a set down to beat Daniel Vallejo 4–6 6–4 7–5 7–6(2) on Court 6 in exactly four hours. Mejía served 13 aces to Vallejo's three and struck 55 winners while keeping his unforced errors to 30, against 46 for the Paraguayan. Mejía converted eight of his 16 break points and edged the points count 154 to 142 to reach the second round.

Daniel Vallejo

Nicolás Mejía

3Aces13

10Double faults3

54%1st serve in67%

57%1st-serve points won70%

54%2nd-serve points won40%

124 mphFastest serve126 mph

7/17Break points won8/16

48Winners57

46Unforced errors30

51/78Net points won36/56

142Total points won154

3395 mDistance run3404 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

Four hours to the minute, and at the end of them a Colombian qualifier owned a Wimbledon main-draw win. Mejía dropped the opener to Vallejo — Paraguay's top-ranked player, a top-100 breakthrough in 2026 and a debutant on this stage — then steadily imposed the cleaner game: 55 winners, sixteen fewer unforced errors, and a fourth-set tiebreak he ran away with 7-2. Two debut stories walked on; the one forged in qualifying week proved sturdier. The second round paired him with another qualifier, Michael Zheng, conqueror of 26th seed Cameron Norrie, and Zheng took the all-qualifier tie in four.

Daniel Vallejo

Nicolás Mejía✓

Jun 29–30

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

Cameron Norrie

Michael Zheng✓

Jun 29–30

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

Nicolás Mejía

Michael Zheng✓

Jul 1–2

6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-4

Round of 128

Daniel Vallejo

Nicolás Mejía✓

Jun 29–30

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

Cameron Norrie

Michael Zheng✓

Jun 29–30

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

Round of 64

Nicolás Mejía

Michael Zheng✓

Jul 1–2

6-7(4) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-4

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Daniel VallejoNicolás Mejía

22Age26

6′1″ (1.85 m)Height6′0″ (1.83 m)

—Weight79 kg (174 lb)

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

—Turned pro2019

No. 72ATP rankingNo. 165

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

—Best at WimbledonSecond round (2026)

—CoachJuan Felipe Mateus

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

The briefing