Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Men's Singles · Round of 64
Daniil Medvedev vs Daniel Mérida — 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2
| Daniil Medvedev✓ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
 Daniel Mérida | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Final · Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · Round of 64
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.
Match time 2h 14m
Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-07-01
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
Tale of the tape
Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
The briefing
Storylines
- Daniil Medvedev, the No. 8 seed and a two-time Wimbledon semi-finalist, came in having struggled on grass and without a Wimbledon win since his 2024 semi-final run.
- Daniel Mérida, 21, was making his Wimbledon debut and had won his first Grand Slam match to reach the second round.
- The pair had never met on tour, making this a first career head-to-head.
This fortnight’s form
Daniil Medvedev
- R1def. Marin Čilić6-1 6-2 6-4
Daniel Mérida
- R1def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli4-6 3-6 6-2 3-0 ret.
Each player’s path into this round. Source: Mungomash Wimbledon 2026 draw (this cluster's verified results), cross-checked against the published draw · as of 2026-07-01.
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.
