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Taylor Fritz defeated Karen Khachanov on Tuesday in four sets in the quarterfinals in Wimbledon to become the first American tennis player in American tennis in doing the semifinals in Wimbledon since 2018.
John Isner was the last American to reach the semifinals of the grass court tournament.
Fritz, 27, won 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4). The American dominated the first two sets, since he took 40 of his 47 service points and never faced a break in that period.
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Taylor Fritz celebrates winning the quarterfinal match of the male singles against Karen Khachanov at the Wimbledon in London, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
However, in the third set, the game overturned when Khachanov won eight of the next nine games. Fritz said he had never seen such a fast game about him.
“I want to say that he definitely started playing a little better, but I feel that I gave him many hopes with not the best game to start the third set for me. But I have never had a change of game so drastically where I felt so in control: serve very well, playing very well, I did not feel that my service was in danger,” said Fritz after the game on the court.
“I felt that I was exerting a lot of pressure on his service and after nowhere, I feel that I began to make a lot of mistakes. Before, I felt that I could not lose and then, suddenly, I am making a lot of mistakes. He is putting many balls at stake, so I really had to fight to get that break in the room and a kind of neutral game.”
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Taylor Fritz plays a return to Karen Khachanov in Wimbledon in London, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Fritz was left behind 2-0 on the fourth set, but recovered to win the set in a tiebreaker. The classified player No. 5 in the world said he feels “great” to overcome it.
“I feel great to overcome it. I feel that the game was going so well for me.
Fritz entered the game with a 1-4 record in the main quarterfinals, including going 0-2 in Wimbledon. The 27 -year -old was the runner -up at the US Open last year.
“It’s an incredible feeling,” said Fritz about doing his first Wimbledon semifinal.
Taylor Fritz celebrates winning the final fourth of male singles in Wimbledon in London, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
“Obviously, after having played the quarterfinals here twice and having lost in five times, I don’t think another has taken, so I’m happy. I am very happy to be able to play the semifinals here.”
Khachanov fell to 0-11 in Grand Slam matches against classified opponents among the top five with the loss.
Fritz will face the two -time defender champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain or Cam Norrie of Great Britain without a seed from Great Britain for a position in the final on Friday.
