Jaume Munar ends his Wimbledon 2026 adventure. After two great victories in his first two matches and with little previous grass court practice due to a wisdom tooth issue, the Spaniard bid farewell to the London Grand Slam after losing in four sets to Jiri Lehecka (6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4), after two hours and 57 minutes of play. Thus, Alejandro Davidovich remains as the only survivor of Spanish tennis, both in the men's and women's draw, in this edition of the third Grand Slam of the year.
Jaume Munar's defeat against Jiri Lehecka at Wimbledon 2026
Although the Mallorcan arrived at the tournament without dropping a set, defeating the reigning ATP Queen's champion Fran Cerúndolo (6-1, 6-4, 6-3) in the first round and British player Jacob Fearnley (6-4, 7-6(3), 6-4) in the second, today he couldn't handle the Czech's constant serve and volley game, who reaches his second Wimbledon quarterfinals, awaiting Alexander Zverev. Nevertheless, Munar never gave up during the match. Moreover, he managed to turn around a 4-2 deficit in the third set and extend the match to a fourth set, where he lost his serve at 4-4, leading to the end of the match.
❌ It wasn't meant to be.
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𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐫 falls to 𝐋𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐚 (6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4) in the third round of #Wimbledon.#LaPistaDelTenis pic.twitter.com/XCkt0GSmSs
Thus, the Spanish player bids farewell to a grass court season interrupted by his tooth problems but managed to shine at Wimbledon. The next step now is the North American hard court swing culminating in the US Open, where Jaume Munar reached the round of 16. The Mallorcan seems recovered from his elbow issues that burdened him during the grass court season and arrives at a surface where he has proven he can achieve great results.
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