US EditionFritz Fireworks End Davidovich Fokina Fightback and Seal Last-16 Spot
- Taylor Fritz, currently ranked fifth in the world, advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday by defeating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in four sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1.
- After securing his fourth Eastbourne championship, Fritz entered Wimbledon with the goal of ending the long drought of American male champions at Grand Slam tournaments, a title last claimed by Andy Roddick in 2003.
- During the match, Fritz led by two sets, faced a comeback from the 27th-ranked Spaniard who forced a tense third-set tiebreak, but Fritz regained form to break three times in the final set and secure victory.
- Fritz faced early challenges, including a fall and a scraped right elbow that required medical treatment, but he noted that his physical condition has improved with each match, despite feeling the worst after his opening round.
- The win advanced Fritz to the last 16 where he was set to face Australia's Jordan Thompson, highlighting his stamina and resilience at this year's grasscourt Major.
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After two marathon encounters it looked like Fritz was going to sprint to the finish line, but out of nowhere the 26-year-old Spaniard finally found a way to upset the American's serve. Trailing 5-4, he conjured two break points and while the first got away - the seventh he had spurned in the match - Davidovich Fokina pressured Fritz into dumping a backhand into the net to hand the 26th seed a lifeline.
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Tennis-Fritz fireworks end Davidovich Fokina fightback and seal last-16 spot
LONDON (Reuters) -For a brief moment it looked like Taylor Fritz's Independence Day celebrations could be ruined but some final-set fireworks propelled the American into the last 16 at Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday. Read full story
Fritz fireworks end Davidovich Fokina fightback and seal last-16 spot
LONDON :For a brief moment it looked like Taylor Fritz's Independence Day celebrations could be ruined but some final-set fireworks propelled the American into the last 16 at Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday. It had all looked to be going so well for the world
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