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Belinda Bencic vs Mika Stojsavljevic — 6-2 6-1
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Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
No. 11 seed Belinda Bencic beat British wild card Mika Stojsavljevic 6–2 6–1 on Court 18 to reach the second round after 1h 4m. Bencic controlled the match from the baseline, winning 71% of her second-serve points and converting five of nine break points while conceding only 10 unforced errors. The 17-year-old Stojsavljevic, playing her first Grand Slam main-draw match, struck nine winners of her own but made 23 unforced errors as Bencic pulled away with a run of games in the second set.
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
An ankle problem had muddied Belinda Bencic's build-up, and a semi-finalist here in 2025 needed a clean start more than a dramatic one. She got it: 6-2 6-1 in 64 minutes over Mika Stojsavljevic, the 17-year-old Londoner and 2024 US Open girls' champion making her Grand Slam main-draw debut on a wild card. Bencic led throughout, conceded just ten unforced errors and controlled the match from the baseline; the teenager struck nine winners of her own and will have learned plenty. The 11th seed advanced to a second-round meeting with Wang Xinyu — another straight-sets afternoon, once a tight 7-5 first set was banked.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 1:05
Tale of the tape
Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Bencic, a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2025, opened her 2026 grass campaign with a straightforward win after an ankle problem had disrupted her build-up.
- Stojsavljevic, a 17-year-old Londoner and 2024 US Open girls' champion, was making her Grand Slam main-draw debut on a wild card.
- Bencic's low error count and second-serve dominance were the difference in a match she led throughout.
Head to head
This was their first career meeting.
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.