Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Men's Singles · Round of 64
Roman Safiullin vs Botic van de Zandschulp — 6-0 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
| Roman Safiullin✓ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
 Botic van de Zandschulp | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 65 |
Final · Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · Round of 64
Result
Qualifier Roman Safiullin outlasted Botic van de Zandschulp 6-0 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) on Court 16 in a 3h 50m five-setter to reach the third round. After racing through a bagel first set, Safiullin traded sets with the Dutchman before edging a deciding tiebreak, saving the match on his own serve. He committed only 30 unforced errors to van de Zandschulp's 50 and converted six of 15 break points, finishing ahead 166 points to 148. The win came a round after Safiullin had upset No. 12 seed Andrey Rublev.
Match time 3h 50m
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
- Safiullin reached the second round through qualifying and had already stunned No. 12 seed Andrey Rublev in a five-set first-round marathon.
- Van de Zandschulp, a former Wimbledon fourth-round runner and US Open quarter-finalist, was the higher-ranked man and a proven grass-court operator.
- The pair had met once before at Challenger level, with Safiullin winning.
This fortnight’s form
Roman Safiullin
- R1def. Andrey Rublev6-4 6-7(6) 3-6 6-3 7-6(12)
Botic van de Zandschulp
- R1def. Aleksandar Kovacevic6-3 6-7(2) 6-4 6-0
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
Safiullin led their head-to-head 1–0, from a Challenger meeting.
Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-07-01.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
