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American tennis Star Taylor Fritz suffered a heartbreaking loss to two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in their semi-final match at All England Club Friday, giving the 22-year-old Phenom a chance to win three consecutive titles.
Fritz, No. Five Seeds, set a fight with hope of becoming the first American man to appear in Wimbledon Final since Andy Roddick did it in 2009, but he suffered defeat in the fourth set of tiebreak.
Taylor Fritz from the United States responds to the men’s semi -final singles match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday 11 July 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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“It was a truly difficult match. The [is] When I have to play against Taylor-Endnu Harder with the conditions today, “Alcaraz said during his on-Court conversation.
Alcaraz said he was “proud” of his performance, which saw him best Fritz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6), and went on to the final with a 24-match line.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz returns to Taylor Fritz from the United States in a men’s single semi -final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Fritz played well and recorded 19 aces and 44 winners, but that wasn’t enough.
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Alcaraz goes on to Sunday’s final, where he faces the winner of Friday’s semi -final between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. He previously defeated Djokovic in the final of 2023 and 2024 Grand Slams and defeated Sinner on French Open last just last month.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after beating Taylor Fritz from the United States in a men’s single semi -final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
On the women’s side, Amanda Anisimova is still looking to create history for Americans.
She faces Iga Swatek in Saturday’s finale, where a win will make her the first American to win Wimbledon since Serena Williams did in 2016.
Swatek, a five-time Grand Slam champion, looks at his first win ever at the All England Club.
