Taylor fritz Defeated number 17 seed Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) To proceed to his first Wimbledon semi-finals on Tuesday, became the first American person to reach that stage of Grass-Cort Slam in 2018 since John Isnar.
The fifth seed Fritz has flipped into the grass-court season since the calendar, with a 13–1 records on the surface that included a pair title in Stutgart and Eastborn. This is the highest grass win on the ATP tour and the most American person, when the ATP tour was formed by any American person since early 1990.
Fitz joins Francis tiafo And Ben shelton Many major semi -final appearances as the only American men. But he is the first active American person to reach the semi-finals or is better among a non-Hardcort chief.
Shelton would be looking at her to join her on Wednesday, if she can get the last world number 1 Pronounced sinnerThe last Wimbledon 2000 (Pete Semapraas and Andre Agassi) presenting two American men in the semi -finals.
America did not have a male Wimbledon Finalist Andy rhodik In 2009.
2024 US Open Runner-up, Fritz is following its first Grand Slam title-and Wimbledon has not produced the first chief champion Roger Federer in 2003. For the first time, 20 straight Wimbledon’s run is the longest streak in the history of the tournament.
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