Elise Mertens def. Maria Timofeeva 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 — Wimbledon 2026 R64

Match recap

Elise Mertens defeated Maria Timofeeva 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the R64 of the Wimbledon 2026.

Down a set and looking outplayed off the return, Elise Mertens flipped the match on error control. After coughing up 24 unforced errors across the first two sets, she cleaned it up entirely in the third — a bagel built on breaks that came early and often, starting with a break in game 1. The turning point came in set two, where Mertens broke in games 4 and 9 to close it 6-3, then never let Maria Timofeeva hold again. Timofeeva, who had beaten Haddad Maia in the opener, converted 4 of 7 break points but won just seven points across the final set at Wimbledon.

Profiles: Elise Mertens · Maria Timofeeva — Wimbledon 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Elise Mertens and Maria Timofeeva.