Elena Rybakina vs Caty McNally — 6-1 6-2

Result

The second seed and 2022 champion Elena Rybakina needed only 69 minutes to beat Caty McNally 6-1 6-2 on Centre Court. Rybakina won 80 percent behind her first serve to McNally's 49, struck 20 winners to eight, and never faced real trouble — she broke four times and saved all three break points McNally earned. A ruthless, one-sided passage into the third round.

Elena Rybakina

Caty McNally

1Aces1

3Double faults4

55%1st serve in76%

80%1st-serve points won49%

56%2nd-serve points won58%

121 mphFastest serve106 mph

4/10Break points won0/3

20Winners8

21Unforced errors18

11/17Net points won5/9

63Total points won41

840 mDistance run937 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

Elena Rybakina had shown a flicker of vulnerability in round one, dropping a set to Loïs Boisson; on Centre Court there was none. The second seed and 2022 champion needed 69 minutes to beat Caty McNally 6-1 6-2, winning 80 percent of the points behind her first serve to the American's 49 and saving all three break points she faced. McNally, a straight-sets winner over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in her opener, simply ran into too much serve. Rybakina moves into the last 32 to face 25th seed Elise Mertens, looking every inch the champion of four summers ago.

Elise Mertens✓

Laura Siegemund

Jun 29–30

6-2 6-4

Beatriz Haddad Maia

Maria Timofeeva✓

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-2

Elena-Gabriela Ruse

Caty McNally✓

Jun 29–30

7-5 6-3

Elena Rybakina✓

Loïs Boisson

Jun 29–30

6-4 1-6 6-3

Elise Mertens✓

Maria Timofeeva

Jul 1–2

2-6 6-3 6-0

Elena Rybakina✓

Caty McNally

Jul 1–2

6-1 6-2

Elena Rybakina

Elise Mertens✓

Jul 3–4

7-6(4) 6-1

Round of 128

Elise Mertens✓

Laura Siegemund

Jun 29–30

6-2 6-4

Beatriz Haddad Maia

Maria Timofeeva✓

Jun 29–30

6-3 6-2

Elena-Gabriela Ruse

Caty McNally✓

Jun 29–30

7-5 6-3

Elena Rybakina✓

Loïs Boisson

Jun 29–30

6-4 1-6 6-3

Round of 64

Elise Mertens✓

Maria Timofeeva

Jul 1–2

2-6 6-3 6-0

Elena Rybakina✓

Caty McNally

Jul 1–2

6-1 6-2

Round of 32

Elena Rybakina

Elise Mertens✓

Jul 3–4

7-6(4) 6-1

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Elena RybakinaCaty McNally

27Age24

6′0″ (1.84 m)Height5′11″ (1.80 m)

—Weight—

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

2017Turned pro—

No. 2ATP rankingNo. 49

—2026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

2Grand Slam titles0

Champion (2022)Best at WimbledonSecond round (2025)

Stefano VukovCoach—

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

The briefing