Taylor Fritz topples two-time Grand Slam finalist Alexander Zverev in stunning five-set comeback to keep Wimbledon dream alive

Taylor Fritz produced a stunning comeback connected Centre Court Monday to conclusion two-time Grand Slam finalist Alexander Zverev in 5 sets. 

The 13th seed turned things astir aft dropping nan opening 2 sets to advancement to nan Wimbledon quarterfinals pinch a 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3 triumph complete nan German. 

The 26-year-old from California equaled his career-best showing astatine a awesome tournament, while his stunning woman Morgan Riddle watched connected astatine SW19.

'The point was I still felt I was playing really good for being down 2 sets,' Fritz said successful a post-match interview. 

'I was conscionable reasoning it sucked to beryllium playing this good and to suffer successful straights. So let's return nan third, I took it 1 astatine a time. I had that belief. It was conscionable a mates of constituent present and there.' 

The match, played pinch nan retractable Centre Court tile shut, was nan 35th to spell 5 sets astatine nan All England Club this year, tying nan grounds for nan astir astatine immoderate Slam arena successful nan Open era, which began successful 1968.

And Fritz´s comeback is nan 11th from a two-set shortage successful this version of Wimbledon, much than successful immoderate different year.

The fourth-seeded Zverev was nan runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz astatine nan French Open past month. He besides mislaid successful nan last of nan 2020 US Open against Dominic Thiem.

The German entered Monday having won each 9 sets he had played astatine Wimbledon this twelvemonth and held successful each 41 of his work games. But Fritz collapsed him 1 clip each successful nan 3rd and 5th sets.

Fritz carried each nan momentum aft winning nan 4th group connected a tiebreak, while Zverev slumped, seemingly fatigued, during nan decisive fifth. 

Zverev played pinch a grey sleeve connected near knee, which he wounded during a autumn successful his erstwhile match.

When it ended, Fritz threw his caput backmost and fto retired a yell, earlier gathering Zverev astatine nan nett for an extended chat.

Fritz joined countryman Tommy Paul successful nan last eight, giving nan United States 2 men that heavy successful nan tourney for nan first clip since 2000.

Fritz´s quarterfinal force will beryllium No. 25 Lorenzo Musetti. No. 9 Alex de Minaur now plays seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic aliases No. 15 Holger Rune, who were scheduled to meet successful Monday night´s past lucifer connected Centre Court.