Fifth seed Alex de Minaur fires 21 winners to defeat Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Court 3, reaching the third round of Wimbledon 2026 without dropping a set.
Introduction:
Fifth seed Alex de Minaur continued his brilliant summer form at Wimbledon 2026 with a highly convincing victory on Court No. 3. The Australian number one displayed his signature speed and grass-court authority to dismantle French veteran Adrian Mannarino in straight sets, sealing a clinical 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory in just one hour and 50 minutes.
The athletic 27-year-old entered the contest knowing the tactical threats posed by Mannarino, an opponent whose unusually loose racket strings produce incredibly flat, skidding groundstrokes. However, playing with maximum confidence before an adoring London crowd, De Minaur looked completely at ease on the slick turf, improving his career head-to-head record against the Frenchman to an emphatic 6-1.
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Masterful Serving Dominates the Opening Set
The second-round encounter started with an immediate statement of intent from the world number six. Alex de Minaur looked completely untouchable on his own delivery during the opening hour, losing a mere single point behind his first serve across the entire first set.
While Mannarino struggled to locate his rhythm and coughed up four costly double faults early on, De Minaur moved across the baseline with supreme balance. He broke the Frenchman’s tricky left-handed delivery in the middle stretches, cleanly wrapping up the opening set 6-3. “I know how dangerous Adrian is,” Alex de Minaur reflected after the match. “We make each other’s lives very difficult out there, and I am definitely going to need some lower back treatment from bending down so much to retrieve his low slices.”
One-Way Traffic as the Demon Races Home
The second and third sets quickly turned into a masterclass of defensive tracking and transition offense. As Mannarino tried to vary the pace with low slices, Alex de Minaur responded by blasting a total of 21 winners, including seven booming aces.
The Australian completely ran away with the momentum in the intermediate chapters, using his world-class speed to hunt down drop shots and turn defensive positions into spectacular passing winners. After saving a handful of late break points in the third set, De Minaur reeled off five consecutive games to cross the finish line with maximum composure. The victory books him a spot in the last 32 at SW19 for the fifth time in his career, where he will face American emerging star Zachary Svajda.
