Jan-Lennard Struff def. Sebastian Baez 6-1, 7(7)-6(4), 4-6, 2-6, 7-5 — Wimbledon 2026 R128

Match recap

Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Sebastian Baez 6-1, 7(7)-6(4), 4-6, 2-6, 7-5 in the R128 of the Wimbledon 2026.

Ranked 21 spots below his opponent at No. 77, Jan-Lennard Struff flipped the favorite's role with a serve that ran hot and cold but landed when it counted — 85% of first-serve points won to 73% for the higher-ranked Sebastian Baez, 20 aces against four, and 59 winners to 28. Struff bullied the opener 6-1 and edged the second-set tiebreak 7-6(4), then watched Baez claim the third and fourth on early breaks to force a decider. In the fifth, Struff broke back in game six and held off the rest, closing 7-5 to move his head-to-head edge to 3-0. It was his first meeting with Baez on grass.

Profiles: Jan-Lennard Struff · Sebastian Baez — Wimbledon 2026

Head-to-head

Jan-Lennard Struff and Sebastian Baez have met 3 times, with Jan-Lennard Struff leading the head-to-head 3–0.

• Monte-Carlo Masters 2024 R64 — Jan-Lennard Struff won 1-6, 7(7)-6(3), 6-2
• Monte Carlo 2024 R64 — Jan-Lennard Struff won 1-6, 7(7)-6(3), 6-2