Daniel Altmaier def. Aleksandar Vukic 6(2)-7(7), 7(7)-6(5), 6-4 — Canadian Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Daniel Altmaier defeated Aleksandar Vukic 6(2)-7(7), 7(7)-6(5), 6-4 in the R128 of the Canadian Open 2026.

Break-point conversion, not volume, decided it. Daniel Altmaier took 4 of his 8 chances while Aleksandar Vukic converted 3 of 12, including 1 of 6 in a second set the qualifier opened with a break for 1-0. A set down after the opening tiebreak, Altmaier answered in game 8 for 4-4 and squared the match in another breaker. The third flipped three times in five games. The No. 62's break in game 5 for 3-2 held, while Vukic, 74 percent on first-serve points and winner of their lone prior meeting on record at Wimbledon in 2023, still finished five points light overall. Altmaier closed it out in 2 hours, 58 minutes at the Canadian Open and would go on to face then-No. 33 Brandon Nakashima.

Match stats

Aleksandar Vukic: 6 aces, 28 winners, 55% first serves, 3 double faults, 3/12 break points. Daniel Altmaier: 11 aces, 31 winners, 57% first serves, 7 double faults, 4/8 break points.

Profiles: Aleksandar Vukic · Daniel Altmaier — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

Aleksandar Vukic and Daniel Altmaier have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• Wimbledon 2023 R128 — Aleksandar Vukic won 6-3, 7(7)-6(1), 3-6, 7-5