Wimbledon 2026: Jacob Fearnley & Jan Choinski exit in the second round

Fearnley was beaten by an inspired performance from world No.44 Jaume Munar 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-4 in just under three hours.

Meanwhile, Choinski - who broke into the world’s top 100 for the first time earlier this week – took the opening set against 17^th seed Frances Tiafoe before eventually losing 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.

Britain’s singles hopes now rest in the hands of Arthur Fery who earlier today overcame the in-form Otto Virtanen to reach the third round at a major for the first time.

He’ll take on reigning Lexus Eastbourne Open champion Zizou Bergs for a place in the fourth round.

Fearnley was hoping to reach the third round at SW19 for the first time in his career, in a result that would’ve equalled his career-best run at a Grand Slam (Australian Open, 2025).

The British star came into the match off the back of playing the first five-set match of his career against American Alex Michelsen, where he came through 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to set up a clash with the Spaniard.

However, Fearnley was made to rue his missed opportunities, taking only two of his 10 break points, as Munar went on to book his place in the third round.

The Spaniard served brilliantly to win the second set tie-break, which was a sucker punch for the British star. Munar broke earlier at the start of the third, and despite two break point chances for Fearnley to get back on track, the world No.44 held his nerve to see out the win.

“Obviously all matches you lose, you look back, especially if they're close, and you realize that there was some chances that probably missed,” Fearnley said. “I thought on a lot of big points he served really well. Hit his spots.”

Fearnley leaves the grass court season having made the final in Ilkley and winning a match at Wimbledon, which has no doubt built confidence for the rest of the season.

“Still, it was a good week,” he added. “I wanted to win a match coming into the week. I can definitely be positive and try and take the positives even from today. 

“I feel like the way I played even the last few weeks has been progress. “I'm obviously going to be disappointed and learn from today.

“I'm going to use whatever experiences I had this week and in the last few weeks to try and hopefully kick on these next few months.”

Choinski came out of the blocks swinging in a tough contest with recent Halle Open champion Tiafoe.

The American managed to save 10 break points and four set points in the opening set before Choinski finally got his breakthrough. The Brit hammered a backhand return at his opponent only for Tiafoe to send the following shot long and hand Choinski the set

The first set took a lot of mental effort from the Brit to get over the line, and Tiafoe bounced back well to break in the opening game of the second.

Tiafoe won the set in just 36 minutes, but Choinski raised his level again in the third and what ultimately became the decisive set.

A high-quality contest of contrasting styles saw both players go toe-to-toe until they reached 5-5, where Tiafoe found an extra bit of magic. He produced the shot of the match on a running forehand pass to set up the first of two break points, and eventually the pressure told, with Choinski chipping a backhand into the net.

Tiafoe’s use of variation and particularly the low backhand slice was key to his eventual win. In the final set, he dropped just one point on serve and broke twice to knock out the British No.2 in two hours and 52 minutes.

Like Fearnley, there are plenty of positives to take from what has been a short grass court season for Choinski. He came through qualifying to reach the quarter-finals at Eastbourne, made the second round of Wimbledon and is now inside the world’s top 100 for the first time.

Traditionally more of a fan of the clay, Choinski will no doubt turn his attention to a few more tournaments on the dirt before the hard court season begins.