Peyton Stearns vs Nikola Bartůňková — 6-4 3-6 7-5

Result

Nikola Bartůňková outlasted Peyton Stearns 6–4 3–6 7–5 in 2 hours 27 minutes on Court 7 to reach the second round. Bartůňková's serve was the difference: she fired 13 aces to Stearns's one and won 83 percent of her first-serve points, edging the total points 104 to 93. Stearns rallied to force a decider but was broken serving to stay in the match at 5–6.

Peyton Stearns

Nikola Bartůňková

1Aces13

2Double faults8

62%1st serve in53%

65%1st-serve points won83%

41%2nd-serve points won40%

118 mphFastest serve117 mph

4/12Break points won5/13

33Winners33

24Unforced errors25

10/20Net points won21/33

93Total points won104

1368 mDistance run1494 m

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

On a windy Court 7 that produced nine breaks of serve, Nikola Bartůňková kept hold of the one weapon the conditions couldn't blunt: 13 aces to Peyton Stearns's one, and 83 percent of first-serve points won. Stearns, a former top-30 player, dragged the match into a decider, but serving to stay in it at 5-6 she was broken a final time — 6-4 3-6 7-5 after nearly two and a half hours. The reward was an all-Czech second round against 32nd seed Kateřina Siniaková, and Bartůňková, evidently unfazed by the seed beside her compatriot's name, won that one too.

Kateřina Siniaková✓

Zheng Qinwen

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-4

Peyton Stearns

Nikola Bartůňková✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 3-6 7-5

Kateřina Siniaková

Nikola Bartůňková✓

Jul 1–2

6-2 6-4

Round of 128

Kateřina Siniaková✓

Zheng Qinwen

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-4

Peyton Stearns

Nikola Bartůňková✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 3-6 7-5

Round of 64

Kateřina Siniaková

Nikola Bartůňková✓

Jul 1–2

6-2 6-4

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Peyton StearnsNikola Bartůňková

24Age20

5′8″ (1.73 m)Height6′0″ (1.82 m)

—Weight—

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2022Turned pro—

No. 63ATP rankingNo. 48

—2026 win–loss16–10

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

First round (2023, 2024, 2025)Best at WimbledonSecond round (2026)

Blaž KavčičCoach—

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

The briefing