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Aryna Sabalenka vs Teodora Kostović — 6-2 6-3
| Aryna Sabalenka✓ | 6 | 6 |
 Teodora Kostović | 2 | 3 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka opened her Wimbledon on Centre Court with a 6–2 6–3 win over Serbian qualifier Teodora Kostović, a 19-year-old making her Grand Slam main-draw debut. Sabalenka broke five times and won 83% of her first-serve points, needing just over an hour to advance. She struck 21 winners to Kostović's 10.
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
At this Stage
The draw handed the world No. 1 a debutante — Teodora Kostović, a 19-year-old Serbian qualifier ranked outside the top 180, making her Grand Slam main-draw bow on Centre Court. It went roughly as billed: Aryna Sabalenka won 6-2 6-3 in 64 minutes and didn't face a break point until the second set. Three times a Wimbledon semi-finalist, never a finalist, the top seed treats this fortnight as unfinished business, and clean openers are how the serious runs start. Next, a second-round meeting with McCartney Kessler, who had announced herself with a 6-0 6-0 win over Oleksandra Oliynykova — and who would push Sabalenka to a 7-6(9) tiebreak before falling in straight sets.
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
- Kostović, ranked outside the top 180, reached the main draw through three qualifying wins for her Grand Slam debut.
- Sabalenka has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals three times (2021, 2023, 2025) but never the final.
- The top seed did not face a break point until the second set and closed out the win in 64 minutes.
Head to head
This was the pair's first meeting on tour, so Sabalenka took 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.