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Jessica Pegula vs Darja Vidmanova — 7-5 6-3
 Jessica Pegula✓ | 7 | 6 |
 Darja Vidmanova | 5 | 3 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Czech qualifier-ranked debutante Darja Vidmanova 7–5 6–3 on Court 2 in the Wimbledon first round, avenging her shock 2025 first-round exit. Pegula won the opening four games in about ten minutes before Vidmanova, making her Grand Slam main-draw debut, briefly steadied to level, but Pegula reasserted control to close it out in 1h 12m. She struck 31 winners to 14, landed a 4–1 ace edge with no double faults, and won 67 of the match's 116 points.
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At this Stage
For Jessica Pegula this was less an opener than an exorcism. A year after her shock first-round exit here, the fourth seed put four games on the board inside roughly ten minutes against debutante Darja Vidmanova; the Czech steadied to draw level, but Pegula's clean hitting — 31 winners to 14, not a single double fault — restored order at 7-5 6-3 in 72 minutes. Debt to 2025 settled, she moved on to a second-round meeting with Sara Sorribes Tormo, in the draw on a protected ranking — a match that would cost Pegula a 7-6(6) first set of real work before it opened up.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 1:13
Tale of the tape
Jessica PegulaDarja VidmanovaPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Pegula, the No. 4 seed, was avenging a first-round loss at Wimbledon in 2025.
- Vidmanova was making her Grand Slam main-draw debut.
- Pegula raced to a 4–0 lead inside roughly ten minutes and did not hit a double fault all match.
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.