Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Women's Singles · Round of 64

Marta Kostyuk vs Anna Blinkova — 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3

Marta Kostyuk6566
Anna Blinkova733

Final · Thursday, July 2, 2026 · Round of 64

Result

The 12th seed Marta Kostyuk recovered from a first-set tiebreak to beat Anna Blinkova 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 on Court 18 in a scrappy two-and-a-half-hour battle. Neither woman held serve comfortably — Kostyuk alone converted seven of nineteen break points — but her 48 winners to Blinkova's 11 eventually overwhelmed a match littered with 89 combined unforced errors. Into the third round the hard way.

12Kostyuk
Blinkova
6–7(5)6–36–3
Marta Kostyuk
Anna Blinkova
5Aces0
11Double faults8
54%1st serve in58%
72%1st-serve points won57%
40%2nd-serve points won41%
7/19Break points won4/14
48Winners11
59Unforced errors30
131Total points won113

Match time 2h 33m

Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-07-03

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

Tale of the tape

Marta KostyukAnna Blinkova
24Age27
5′9″ (1.75 m)Height5′10″ (1.79 m)
Weight
Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand
2016Turned pro2015
No. 13ATP rankingNo. 114
2026 win–loss
10–15Career on grass11–13
0Grand Slam titles0
Third round (2023, 2024)Best at WimbledonThird round (2023)
Sandra ZaniewskaCoachGerard Solves

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.

The briefing

Storylines

  • Kostyuk, the 12th seed, drops the opening set before turning it around.
  • A break-heavy grind: Kostyuk converted seven of nineteen break points, Blinkova four of fourteen.
  • Kostyuk's 48 winners dwarfed Blinkova's 11 across an error-strewn contest.

Court & schedule: Court 18, second round. (All England Club order of play, via TennisTemple match record, as of 2026-07-03)

Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.

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