For the second time in a little over 48 hours, Zizou Bergs repelled the challenge of Ugo Humbert, this time in the first round of men's singles at Wimbledon at the All-England Club, reliving his victory in the Eastbourne final on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bergs got off to a flying start against the No.27 seed, and then, as Humbert fought back, he held firm to win 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 on Court 17 on Tuesday. The Belgian had beaten Humbert on Sunday after dropping the opening set in the Eastbourne final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This win is all the more remarkable as Bergs, the world No.37, had started his campaign in Eastbourne on the back of a six-match, tour-level losing streak that stretched back to mid-April.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With that title in his bag, he is now on a six-match winning streak, and he would be hoping to extend it when he plays Jaime Faria, the world No.98 qualifier from Portugal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In another first-round match on Tuesday, Otto Virtanen dug deep to register the biggest shock of 2026 Wimbledon so far on Tuesday afternoon, when he saved a match point to stun fourth seed Ben Shelton in a five-set first-round thriller.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The No. 140 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, Virtanen prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(8), 6-2, 7-6(11-9) in a four-hour, 21-minute battle on No. 2 Court. The Finn saved the match point at 8\/9 in the 10-point deciding tie-break, before converting his first after Shelton fired a forehand wide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The win against World No. 5 Shelton was the biggest of Virtanen’s career by PIF ATP Ranking: He had not previously defeated a Top-20 opponent. A former World No. 91, Virtanen came through qualifying in Roehampton last week to secure his second appearance in the Wimbledon main draw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The No. 140 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, Virtanen prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(8), 6-2, 7-6(11-9) in a four-hour, 21-minute battle on No. 2 Court. The Finn saved the match point at 8\/9 in the 10-point deciding tie-break, before converting his first after Shelton fired a forehand wide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In contrast, Shelton’s fellow Top-10 American Taylor Fritz enjoyed a straightforward opening victory at SW19. The sixth seed, who had been due to face Jack Draper in the first round before the Briton withdrew, eased past lucky loser Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 on No. 1 Court.<\/p>\r\n\r\n