Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Women's Singles · Round of 128
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.
Jessica PegulaMatch time 1h 12m
Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-06-29
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
Tale of the tape
Jessica PegulaDarja VidmanovaPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
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.
