Daniil Medvedev vs Daniel Mérida — 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2

Result

No. 8 seed Daniil Medvedev recovered from a set down to beat Spain's Daniel Mérida 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 in 2h 14m on No. 2 Court. Mérida, playing his first Wimbledon, took the opener behind a hot serving start, but Medvedev found his range and leaned on 13 aces and superior returning to take the last three sets. The Russian converted 5 of 6 break points to Mérida's 2 of 6 and finished ahead on total points, 125 to 106, ending a run of grass-court struggles to reach the third round.

Daniil Medvedev

Daniel Mérida

13Aces2

3Double faults1

70%1st serve in70%

78%1st-serve points won64%

44%2nd-serve points won49%

131 mphFastest serve126 mph

5/6Break points won2/6

38Winners30

34Unforced errors36

17/26Net points won20/28

125Total points won106

2640 mDistance run2785 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

Daniil Medvedev arrived at this Wimbledon a two-time semi-finalist who hadn't won a match here since his 2024 semi-final run; two rounds later, that drought is emphatically over. After brushing Marin Čilić aside 6-1 6-2 6-4, the No. 8 seed dropped the opening set to Daniel Mérida — a 21-year-old debutant who had claimed his first Grand Slam match win over Camilo Ugo Carabelli (4-6 3-6 6-2 3-0 ret.) — before sorting it out, 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2, in their first meeting. Mérida departs with a reputation made; Medvedev moves on, grass-court questions half-answered, to a last-32 meeting with Jan-Lennard Struff.

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

Camilo Ugo Carabelli

Daniel Mérida✓

Jun 29–30

4-6 3-6 6-2 3-0 ret.

Daniil Medvedev✓

Marin Čilić

Jun 29–30

6-1 6-2 6-4

Brandon Nakashima

Jan-Lennard Struff✓

Jul 1–2

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

Daniil Medvedev✓

Daniel Mérida

Jul 1–2

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

Daniil Medvedev

Jan-Lennard Struff✓

Jul 3–4

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

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

Camilo Ugo Carabelli

Daniel Mérida✓

Jun 29–30

4-6 3-6 6-2 3-0 ret.

Daniil Medvedev✓

Marin Čilić

Jun 29–30

6-1 6-2 6-4

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)

Daniil Medvedev✓

Daniel Mérida

Jul 1–2

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

Round of 32

Daniil Medvedev

Jan-Lennard Struff✓

Jul 3–4

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

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Daniil MedvedevDaniel Mérida

30Age21

6′6″ (1.98 m)Height6′2″ (1.88 m)

83 kg (183 lb)Weight—

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

2014Turned pro—

No. 9ATP rankingNo. 84

19–62026 win–loss—

51–25Career on grass—

1Grand Slam titles0

Semi-finals (2024)Best at WimbledonSecond round (2026)

Thomas JohanssonCoachIsrael Sevilla

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

The briefing