Mérida puts up a fight but falls to Medvedev at Wimbledon

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Dani Mérida has been a more than worthy opponent for Daniil Medvedev in the second round of Wimbledon 2026. The Spanish tennis player made things very difficult for the Russian, but ended up succumbing with a 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 scoreline after 2 hours and 13 minutes of intense play in which Medvedev evolved from less to more.

The first set was a display by Mérida, who did not concede a single break point and managed to break Daniil's serve to take the lead. However, Medvedev's response was quick, and in the second set, he did not give his opponent any chances on serve and with a break, he set the course to level the match. From that point on, it was expected that the Russian player would take control, but what happened next caught everyone by surprise.

Mérida fights until the end

Far from giving up, Dani continued competing head-to-head with the Russian, and even managed to break back in the third set to take a 5-4 lead and 30-30. At that moment, there was hope for an epic comeback, but Medvedev won the following 3 games to close out the set 7-5. At that point, Mérida did crumble, lost his serve right at the start of the fourth set, and with another break, Medvedev secured his spot in the third round with a definitive 6-2. 

Nevertheless, a fantastic match by Mérida after the rough start in his debut against Camilo Ugo Carabelli, where he most likely would have been eliminated if not for the injury the Argentine suffered while leading 2 sets to 0. Medvedev, on his part, will face the winner of the match between Brandon Nakashima and Jan-Lennard Struff, and should easily advance to the round of 16, as he is one of the top names in this section of the draw.

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