The American dream at Wimbledon came to an end on the men’s side after Taylor Fritz bowed out of the tournament to Carlos Alcaraz.
Fritz lost to Alcaraz in four sets, as the Spaniard reached his third consecutive final at the championships, where he’ll face Jannik Sinner in a Roland Garros rematch.
Following a busy grass-court season, where he picked up two titles, the US number one enjoyed a lengthy campaign in SW19, earning his best career finish at the tournament.
His search for a maiden Grand Slam title goes on, however, with his next shot at the feat coming later this summer at the US Open, where he was a finalist last season.
Despite his exit from Wimbledon, Fritz‘s game only continues to get better, which his compatriot Andy Roddick discussed after his defeat to Alcaraz.
Andy Roddick gives his thoughts on Taylor Fritz after his exit from Wimbledon
On the ‘Served’ podcast, Roddick said: “My respect for Taylor Fritz keeps growing and growing and growing, and the base setting was pretty good.
“In the last however many years, he talks very clearly about what his goals are. I give a lot of value to guys who go out there, state what their goals are.
“Taylor is the first guy I have heard of in a long time who goes ‘if I don’t win a slam I am going to think about it for the rest of my life’’
“You feel like he is not scared to take it on the chin, go give his best effort, and you feel like there might be a belief system there that matches someone who wins a slam.
“I watched the matches and I kind of sympathise a little bit because Taylor has perfected almost what he is good at.
“He is a great server, he is a great ball striker. Is he ever going to be as fast as an Alcaraz? Or as nimble as a Sinner?
“Or be able to play the slices and the chips and the floating stuff that we see Alcaraz do? Probably not.
“I sympathise because I was like okay, I could not even hit topspin on a backhand, yet I was trying to beat these people, who the racket looked less like a racket and more like a wand in the hands of people you are trying to beat.
“But I have so much respect for the way Taylor goes about his business. He is a workhorse, he shows up, he competes hard every week, and he does not shy away from the craziest goals.
“I feel like he leans in, and I thought he played a great match.”
Taylor Fritz’s impressive campaign at Wimbledon this year
After his triumph at the Eastbourne Open, Fritz was given two tough assignments in the opening rounds at Wimbledon in the form of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Gabriel Diallo.
The two matches went to five sets, and the American, who didn’t have a rest day in between them, emerged victorious in both.
| Round | Opponent |
|---|---|
| Semi-Final | Carlos Alcaraz (L) |
| Quarter-Final | Karen Khachanov (W) |
| Fourth Round | Jordan Thompson (W) (Walkover) |
| Third Round | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (W) |
| Second Round | Gabriel Diallo (W) |
| First Round | Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (W) |
He then had another lengthy bout with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in round three, ultimately beating him in four sets.
In the fourth round, Fritz was a set to the good against Jordan Thompson, before the Australian had to retire due to injury.
The fifth seed went on to beat Karen Khachanov in the last eight to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon for the first time, where the defending champion proved too much for him.
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