Jakub Menšík vs Grigor Dimitrov — 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 6-3

Result

Grigor Dimitrov, back at Wimbledon on a wild card, upset the 15th seed Jakub Menšík 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 6-3 over three hours and 13 minutes on No.1 Court. Menšík served 31 aces and hit 54 winners but could not break through — he converted just two of fifteen break points, a damning number, while Dimitrov took three of nine and controlled the bigger moments. The Bulgarian's variety and calm on the key points carried a match his younger opponent dominated on the raw serving stats but lost where it counted.

Jakub Menšík

Grigor Dimitrov

31Aces10

4Double faults6

69%1st serve in59%

73%1st-serve points won76%

44%2nd-serve points won55%

136 mphFastest serve136 mph

2/15Break points won3/9

53Winners40

44Unforced errors32

21/38Net points won36/49

144Total points won153

2762 mDistance run2803 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

Grigor Dimitrov needed a wild card to get into this draw; two rounds in, he is redrawing it. Jakub Menšík, the No. 15 seed, had already flirted with trouble in round one, surviving wild card Toby Samuel in a fifth-set tiebreak (5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 7-6(7)); Dimitrov, a straight-sets winner over qualifier Dane Sweeny, allowed no second escape, winning 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 6-3 across more than three hours. Craft outlasted power, and the seed is gone. Dimitrov carries his run into a last-32 meeting with Matteo Berrettini — a tie no seeding committee planned, and this stage is the richer for it.

Jakub Menšík✓

Toby Samuel

Jun 29–30

5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 7-6(7)

Dane Sweeny

Grigor Dimitrov✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(4) 6-3 7-5

Stan Wawrinka

Matteo Berrettini✓

Jun 29–30

6-7(7) 7-6(16) 7-6(7) 7-6(5)

Arthur Fils✓

Raphaël Collignon

Jun 29–30

7-5 6-1 6-3

Jakub Menšík

Grigor Dimitrov✓

Jul 1–2

7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 6-3

Arthur Fils

Matteo Berrettini✓

Jul 1–2

6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3

Grigor Dimitrov✓

Matteo Berrettini

Jul 3–4

6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3

Round of 128

Jakub Menšík✓

Toby Samuel

Jun 29–30

5-7 6-3 6-3 3-6 7-6(7)

Dane Sweeny

Grigor Dimitrov✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(4) 6-3 7-5

Stan Wawrinka

Matteo Berrettini✓

Jun 29–30

6-7(7) 7-6(16) 7-6(7) 7-6(5)

Arthur Fils✓

Raphaël Collignon

Jun 29–30

7-5 6-1 6-3

Round of 64

Jakub Menšík

Grigor Dimitrov✓

Jul 1–2

7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 6-3

Arthur Fils

Matteo Berrettini✓

Jul 1–2

6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3

Round of 32

Grigor Dimitrov✓

Matteo Berrettini

Jul 3–4

6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Jakub MenšíkGrigor Dimitrov

20Age35

6′5″ (1.96 m)Height6′3″ (1.91 m)

86 kg (191 lb)Weight81 kg (179 lb)

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

2022Turned pro2008

No. 18ATP rankingNo. 146

23–132026 win–loss—

6–10Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Third round (2025)Best at WimbledonSemi-finals (2014)

Tomáš JosefusCoach—

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

The briefing