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Taylor Fritz beat Karen Khachanov in four sets in the quarterfinals in Wimbledon on Tuesday to become the first American tennis player to have semi-finals in Wimbledon since 2018.
John Isner was the last American to reach the semi-finals of the Grass-Court tournament.
Fritz, 27, won 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4). The American dominated the first two sets when he took 40 of his 47 points of service and never faced a break in this period.
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Taylor Fritz celebrates the victory of the quarterfinals against Karen Khachanov at Wimbledon in London on Tuesday July 8, 2025. (Photo / kin cheung)
However, in the third set, the match overturned while Khachanov has won eight of the next nine games. Fritz said he had never seen a match turning so quickly on him.
“I mean that he definitely started playing a little better, but I feel like giving him a lot of hope with the best game to start the third set for me. But I have never really had any change of match like that so radically where I felt if in control: to serve very well, playing very well, I did not have the impression that my service was in danger,” said Fritz after the match on the field.
“I felt like I was putting a lot of pressure on his service, then from nowhere, I feel like I started to make a ton of mistakes. Before, I felt like I couldn’t miss and then, suddenly, I make a ton of mistakes. He puts a lot of bullets in play, so I really had to fight to make the fourth break and make the match.”
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Taylor Fritz plays a return to Karen Khachanov in Wimbledon in London on Tuesday July 8, 2025. (Photo / kin cheung)
Fritz fell behind 2-0 in the fourth set, but rallied to win the set in an equality break. The classified player n ° 5 in the world said that he felt “good” to cross him.
“I feel good to go through. I feel like the match was going so well for me two sets. I have never had a really so quickly match.
Fritz entered the match with a 1-4 file in the major quarter-finals, especially by spending 0-2 to Wimbledon. The 27 -year -old was a finalist at the US Open last year.
“It’s an incredible feeling,” said Fritz about his first Wimbledon semi-final.
Taylor Fritz celebrates the victory of the Men’s Men’s Men’s Men’s Men’s Men’s Men in Wimbledon on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Photo / kin cheung)
“Obviously, after playing the quarter-finals here twice and having lost twice twice, I don’t think I could have taken another, so I’m happy. I’m really happy to be able to play in the semi-final here.”
Khachanov fell to 0-11 in the Grand Slam matches against the opponents classified in the top five with the defeat.
Fritz will face either the double reigning champion, Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, or Cam Norrie not classified from Great Britain for a berth in the final on Friday.
