Taylor Fritz’s Wimbledon journey hasn’t been as smooth sailing as he might have hoped! But the American loves a good challenge. Starting off with back-to-back matches after his opening round was suspended due to darkness against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Taylor fought hard through the fatigue to reach the quarterfinals. Earlier, he made a shocking revelation about his health, stating his “body is actually feeling better after each match.” Despite a few stumbles and even a dive that left him bleeding in the last round against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, he doesn’t mind it. But facing Karen Khachanov is a whole different battle, and it hasn’t been easy!
On Tuesday, the fifth seed started strong, taking the first two sets against the Russian. He led 6-3, 6-4, and it looked like the match was swinging his way before disaster struck. In the third set, the American had to take a medical timeout after facing issues with his right foot or ankle. Edge AI on X suspects it might be “blisters” causing him trouble.
Whatever it was, it definitely threw him off balance as he dropped the set to Karen, 6-1. Right now, the match is in the thick of its fourth set. Karen Khachanov has always been a tough nut for Taylor to crack. They’ve met twice on tour before—at the 2019 Shanghai Masters and the 2020 ATP Cup.
Medical time out for Taylor Fritz.
Issue with right foot / ankle (blisters ?).
Karen Khachanov just won 3d set 6-1. pic.twitter.com/5am4lyuQqn
— edgeAI (@edgeAIapp) July 8, 2025
Their head-to-head leans in favor of the Russian at 2-0. But unlike Fritz, who’s been in the Wimbledon quarterfinals twice before (2024 and 2022), Khachanov has only made it this far once, back in 2021.
Will Fritz rally to take this set or is he headed for his third five-setter of the tournament? Only time will tell! In the meantime, stay tuned for all the latest Wimbledon updates on the Essentiallysports Live Blog!
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