Taylor Fritz continued his remarkable 2025 Wimbledon run on Tuesday, advancing to his first semifinal at All England Club with a four-set win over No. 17 seed Karen Khachanov, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6. His victory continued America’s recent surge in men’s tennis. After a decade-plus without a viable grand slam contender, the U.S. has several players with the potential to snap the country’s 25-year major championship drought at Wimbledon (and 22-year grand slam drought overall). It might only be a matter of time before one pulls it off. Fritz, No. 5 in the ATP Tour rankings, isn’t the only American left in the Wimbledon field. No. 10 Ben Shelton defeated Lorenzo Sonego on Monday in four sets, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6, 7-5, advancing to the quarterfinals. Next, he’ll play world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who was on the ropes in Round 4, dropping the first two sets to No. 19 seed Grigor Dimitrov before the Bulgarian was forced to retire due to a pectoral injury. With a win, Shelton would give the U.S. two Wimbledon semifinalists forRead More
Taylor Fritz win continues American men’s tennis upward trajectory
