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Antonia Ružić vs Darja Semeņistaja — 6-3 3-6 6-3
 Antonia Ružić✓ | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 Darja Semeņistaja | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Antonia Ružić edged lucky loser Darja Semeņistaja 6–3 3–6 6–3 on Court 1 in a two-hour first-round contest. Ružić served at 82% on first serve for the match and struck 33 winners, but also made 36 unforced errors as the two traded breaks throughout. She converted the decisive breaks in the third set to advance.
Antonia RužićStats: 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
Antonia Ružić against lucky loser Darja Semeņistaja was never going to headline day one, but it delivered two hours of honest, scruffy first-round tennis on Court 1 — 22 break points between them, breaks traded throughout. Ružić's 82 percent first-serve rate was the anchor that held amid 36 unforced errors, and she took the decisive breaks in the third set to win 6-3 3-6 6-3. Semeņistaja, in the draw only after falling in qualifying, exits with credit. Ružić moved on to a second-round meeting with Jeļena Ostapenko, where the step up in class proved emphatic.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 2:04
Tale of the tape
Antonia RužićDarja SemeņistajaPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Semeņistaja entered the main draw as a lucky loser after falling in qualifying.
- The two combined for 22 break points, with Ružić converting four of ten and Semeņistaja three of twelve.
- Ružić's high first-serve percentage of 82% helped her survive a match riddled with unforced errors.
Head to head
It was the pair's first tour-level meeting, giving Ružić a 1–0 head-to-head lead.
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.