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Brandon Nakashima vs Jan-Lennard Struff — 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 7-6(7)
 Jan-Lennard Struff✓ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 7 |
 Brandon Nakashima | 6 | 66 | 65 | 7 | 67 |
Final · Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · Round of 64
Result
A serving epic for the ages, and at 36, Jan-Lennard Struff outlasted it. Four of the five sets went to tiebreaks — the match was suspended by darkness Wednesday at two sets apiece and finished Thursday on Court 12 — before Struff edged the No. 28 seed 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 7-6(7). The numbers are absurd: 86 aces combined (45 from Struff, 41 from Nakashima), 100 winners for the German, and just three service breaks all match across 405 points, of which Nakashima actually won more (204 to 201). Struff moves into a third round he has never won here in eleven prior visits — Daniil Medvedev awaits.
Brandon NakashimaStats: 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
Some scorelines you just stare at: 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 7-6(7), Jan-Lennard Struff over No. 28 seed Brandon Nakashima — four tiebreaks, two days, darkness halting them Wednesday at two sets apiece. Nakashima had come in the sharper, a Queen's win over Alex de Minaur behind him and a straight-sets opener against Jack Pinnington Jones; Struff, 36, had gone five with Sebastián Báez. The American won more points and lost the match, which is what happens when almost nobody gets broken. Struff advances to a third round he has never won in eleven previous visits, where No. 8 seed Daniil Medvedev waits — at this stage, the German is already playing past his own history.
Brandon NakashimaJan-Lennard Struff✓Round of 128
Round of 64
What we know now
Court: Court 12
Match length: 4:21
Tale of the tape
Brandon NakashimaJan-Lennard StruffPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Struff, 36, had never been past the third round at Wimbledon in eleven previous appearances; Nakashima came in with the sharper grass season, including a win over Alex de Minaur at Queen's.
- Darkness stopped play Wednesday night at two sets apiece after 71 combined aces — the finish waited on Thursday's second rotation on Court 12.
- Four tiebreaks in five sets: only three service breaks occurred in the entire match.
Head to head
A first career meeting, despite a combined 1,200-plus tour matches between them.
Source: TennisTemple head-to-head · as of 2026-07-02.
Court & schedule: Court 12, resumed in Thursday's second rotation after Wednesday's darkness suspension. (All England Club order of play, via tournament reporting, as of 2026-07-02)
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.