Taylor Fritz shares what ‘surprised’ with him during his quarter-final match with Lorenzo Musetti at Wimbledon

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Taylor Fritz can be very proud of his efforts at Wimbledon, with the American reaching the quarter-finals.

It represents his joint-strongest run at the All England Club event, with Fritz also falling at that hurdle in 2022.

At the same time, however, the 13th seed will be disappointed to have been knocked out by Lorenzo Musetti.

Fritz had only just battled past fourth seed Alexander Zverev in the fourth round, coming out on top in a five-set thriller.

Another five-set encounter arrived against Musetti, with the Italian 25th seed edging out the American on Court One.

Taylor Fritz ‘surprised’ during his Wimbledon match against Lorenzo Musetti

It was likely that Fritz was fatigued before his quarter-final clash, never mind during it, having battled with Zverev for three-and-a-half hours.

But speaking after his five-set defeat to Musetti, the Eastbourne International champion quashed any idea of tiredness.

Asked if he was tired after his previous five setter in his quarter-final press conference, Fritz replied: “I wouldn’t say so. It was five but it was a lot of serving realistically.

“My body yesterday and today, pulling up after the five setter, I felt not too bad at all. I was pretty surprised with how I wasn’t too sore or anything.

“I don’t think that was too big of a factor. Musetti also has played some pretty long matches this tournament so I don’t think I was in any worse physical shape than he was.”

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Praising the American’s physical levels before the match, Andy Roddick backed Fritz to overcome Musetti at Wimbledon.

The 26-year-old meanwhile was tipped for success right at the very start of the tournament, with Nick Kyrgios labelling Fritz a ‘dark horse’.

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The latter has, however, now exited the competition, with Musetti now set to take on Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.

Centre Court will play host to the match, with Carlos Alcaraz taking on Daniil Medvedev in the other semi-final.

It means that a rematch of the 2023 final between Djokovic and Alcaraz is potentially on the cards, with the Spaniard having come out on top last time out.