Flavio Cobolli defeated James Duckworth 7(7)-6(4), 3-6, 7(7)-6(3), 6-1 in the R64 of the Wimbledon 2026.
Two tiebreaks decided the first hour of this one, both to Flavio Cobolli by the narrowest of margins — 7-6(4) and 7-6(3) — before the match cracked open. The difference on the razor-thin sets was return conversion: James Duckworth went 2 of 7 on break points while Cobolli finished 0 of 4, unable to break serve until the fourth set, when he took Duckworth's serve three times to close 6-1. Cobolli's 15 aces to 7 and 48 winners papered over the 4 double faults, and he now leads their head-to-head 2-0 in his first meeting with Duckworth on grass at Wimbledon.
James Duckworth: 8 aces, 32 winners, 46% first serves, 5 double faults, 2/7 break points. Flavio Cobolli: 16 aces, 51 winners, 53% first serves, 4 double faults, 2/6 break points.
Profiles: James Duckworth · Flavio Cobolli — Wimbledon 2026
James Duckworth and Flavio Cobolli have met 2 times, with Flavio Cobolli leading the head-to-head 2–0.
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