Flavio Cobolli vs James Duckworth — 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1

Result

Ninth seed Flavio Cobolli needed two tiebreaks and just under three hours to put away the veteran James Duckworth 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 on No.3 Court. Cobolli's extra firepower told over the distance — 51 winners to 32 and 16 aces to eight — and once he edged the third-set breaker the Australian's resistance faded, the Italian racing through the fourth for the loss of a single game. Both men converted only a third of their break points; on grass it came down to who held firmest in the tiebreaks, and that was Cobolli.

Flavio Cobolli

James Duckworth

16Aces8

4Double faults5

53%1st serve in46%

81%1st-serve points won80%

58%2nd-serve points won59%

137 mphFastest serve133 mph

2/6Break points won2/7

50Winners34

25Unforced errors29

21/31Net points won30/47

135Total points won126

2642 mDistance run2554 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

Flavio Cobolli's Wimbledon keeps asking him for overtime. The No. 9 seed had dropped the opening set to Mariano Navone in round one before escaping in four (1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(8)), and James Duckworth — a four-set winner over Tallon Griekspoor — pushed him for nearly three hours here before falling 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1. Twice in two rounds the Italian has been dragged into tiebreaks; twice he has walked off with the win, which reads as either a warning or a credential depending on your mood. The next question arrives in the last 32, and it is called Karen Khachanov, the No. 19 seed.

Karen Khachanov✓

Billy Harris

Jun 29–30

6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3

Yannick Hanfmann✓

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Jun 29–30

6-7(6) 7-6(9) 6-2 6-3

Tallon Griekspoor

James Duckworth✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4

Flavio Cobolli✓

Mariano Navone

Jun 29–30

1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(8)

Karen Khachanov✓

Yannick Hanfmann

Jul 1–2

6-3 6-4 6-4

Flavio Cobolli✓

James Duckworth

Jul 1–2

7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1

Flavio Cobolli✓

Karen Khachanov

Jul 3–4

0-6 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2

Round of 128

Karen Khachanov✓

Billy Harris

Jun 29–30

6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3

Yannick Hanfmann✓

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

Jun 29–30

6-7(6) 7-6(9) 6-2 6-3

Tallon Griekspoor

James Duckworth✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4

Flavio Cobolli✓

Mariano Navone

Jun 29–30

1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(8)

Round of 64

Karen Khachanov✓

Yannick Hanfmann

Jul 1–2

6-3 6-4 6-4

Flavio Cobolli✓

James Duckworth

Jul 1–2

7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1

Round of 32

Flavio Cobolli✓

Karen Khachanov

Jul 3–4

0-6 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-2

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Flavio CobolliJames Duckworth

24Age34

6′0″ (1.83 m)Height6′0″ (1.83 m)

74 kg (163 lb)Weight82 kg (181 lb)

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

2020Turned pro2010

No. 10ATP rankingNo. 79

24–152026 win–loss6–14

9–11Career on grass42–36

0Grand Slam titles0

Quarter-finals (2025)Best at WimbledonThird round (2021)

Stefano CobolliCoachPaul Baccanello

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

The briefing