Alex de Minaur Advances to Wimbledon Third Round with Convincing Win

Alex de Minaur breezes into the third round at Wimbledon 2026 without dropping a set, dispatching Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on 2 July.

What happened?

The world No.6 Australian title hope dominated the match, winning 80 per cent of first-serve points and hitting seven aces. De Minaur's first serve proved to be a key factor in the match, getting him out of trouble and allowing him to take control.

Why it matters for Alex de Minaur

The win sets up a potential quarter-final showdown with American Zachary Svadja, who ousted s'Hertogenbosch champion Kamil Majchrzak in a five-set thriller. De Minaur is guaranteed not to face a higher-ranked opponent until at least the semi-finals, thanks to American Ben Shelton's shock five-set loss in the first round.

What comes next?

De Minaur is focused on taking things one match at a time, saying "I'm in the third round. I want to go deep, of course. I want to give myself that opportunity." The Australian is aware that seeds lose and upsets happen in tennis, and he's determined to make the most of his draw.

De Minaur's first serve got him out of a lot of trouble, winning 80 per cent of those points and hitting seven aces. He made more of his first serves as the match wore on, pivoting from his pre-match strategy to take control of the match.

Mannarino's awkward game made it difficult for de Minaur to find rhythm at times, but it was apparent early in the contest that the Australian had the wily veteran's measure. De Minaur still offered Mannarino 11 break points, but the Frenchman converted only two of them.

The numbers told the story: de Minaur blasted 20 winners to Mannarino's eight, on top of committing 10 fewer unforced errors. De Minaur is the last Australian man standing after James Duckworth's gallant bid for a maiden top-10 scalp fell short, losing to ninth-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli.

De Minaur's first serve got him out of a lot of trouble, winning 80 per cent of those points and hitting seven aces. He made more of his first serves as the match wore on, pivoting from his pre-match strategy to take control of the match.

"I was missing a lot of first serves without any pace, and then, funnily enough, in a couple of big moments, where I went for my serves and started to drop a little bit more of heat, I ended up serving better," de Minaur said. "Today, I went after my serves-and it was big."

De Minaur is the last Australian man standing after James Duckworth's gallant bid for a maiden top-10 scalp fell short, losing to ninth-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli.