Amanda Anisimova vs Lina Gjorcheska — 6-3 6-2

Result

Sixth seed and 2025 Wimbledon finalist Amanda Anisimova beat qualifier Lina Gjorcheska 6–3 6–2 to reach the second round. Anisimova hit 16 winners to Gjorcheska's four and won 84% of her first-serve points, converting three of four break-point chances. Gjorcheska, playing the first Grand Slam main-draw match of her career at age 31, was undone by eight double faults.

Amanda Anisimova

Lina Gjorcheska

4Aces2

2Double faults8

65%1st serve in42%

84%1st-serve points won64%

71%2nd-serve points won47%

112 mphFastest serve113 mph

3/4Break points won0/0

17Winners4

16Unforced errors20

4/4Net points won1/1

62Total points won37

525 mDistance run558 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

A year on from reaching the final here, Amanda Anisimova opened her 2026 campaign the way sixth seeds are supposed to: quickly, 6-3 6-2 over Lina Gjorcheska, and without incident. The occasion belonged at least half to the loser — Gjorcheska, 31, was playing the first Grand Slam main-draw match of her life after coming through qualifying, and eight double faults suggest the moment travelled up her arm. Anisimova, with sixteen winners and 84 percent of first-serve points won, simply did her job. Next: Sofia Kenin in the last 64, a meeting that has since gone the seed's way, though only via a deciding-set tiebreak. Nothing here suggested the finalist's level had gone anywhere.

Amanda Anisimova✓

Lina Gjorcheska

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-2

Petra Marčinko

Sofia Kenin✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(4) 6-4

Amanda Anisimova✓

Sofia Kenin

Jul 1–2

6-2 4-6 7-6(3)

Round of 128

Amanda Anisimova✓

Lina Gjorcheska

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-2

Petra Marčinko

Sofia Kenin✓

Jun 29–30

7-6(4) 6-4

Round of 64

Amanda Anisimova✓

Sofia Kenin

Jul 1–2

6-2 4-6 7-6(3)

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Amanda AnisimovaLina Gjorcheska

24Age31

5′11″ (1.80 m)Height5′11″ (1.80 m)

—Weight—

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

2016Turned pro—

No. 6ATP rankingNo. 222

15–82026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Final (2025)Best at WimbledonFirst round (2026)

—Coach—

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

The briefing