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Ignacio Buse vs Jenson Brooksby — 6-2 6-2 6-3
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Final · Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · Round of 64
Result
Jenson Brooksby cut down No. 31 seed Ignacio Buse 6-2 6-2 6-3 on Court 18, needing just 1h 35m to reach the third round. The American controlled the match with his return, breaking seven times from 11 chances while facing only four break points himself, and out-hit the Peruvian 25 winners to 14. Brooksby won 80% of his first-serve points and did not hit a double fault, finishing well clear on total points, 83 to 57. It was the first career meeting between the two.
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
On paper this leaned toward Ignacio Buse — the No. 31 seed, a maiden title in Hamburg already banked in 2026, an upset of Stefanos Tsitsipas on the Mallorca grass, and a four-set win over Emilio Nava (7-6(3) 3-6 7-5 6-0) behind him. On grass it belonged entirely to Jenson Brooksby. The unseeded American, sharpened by a strong comeback run and a 7-6(7) 6-1 6-1 opener against Aleksandar Vukic, flattened the Peruvian debutant 6-2 6-2 6-3 in their first career meeting. The reward is the round's steepest: a last-32 date with top seed Jannik Sinner. Brooksby earned it by making this stage look easy.
Round of 128
Round of 64
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 1:36
Tale of the tape
Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Ignacio Buse arrived as the No. 31 seed on his Wimbledon main-draw debut, having upset Stefanos Tsitsipas in his Mallorca grass opener and won his maiden ATP title in Hamburg earlier in 2026.
- Jenson Brooksby, unseeded, was the more grass-hardened of the two after a run of strong results in his comeback from a lengthy layoff.
- The pair had never met on tour, making this a first career head-to-head.
Head to head
This was their first career meeting.
Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-07-01.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.