Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Taylor Fritz
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Morgan Riddle’s effect on Wimbledon semifinalist Taylor Fritz’s rise in the rankings has been significant. He says so himself.
At Taylor Fritz battled against Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon, the camera operator shifted toward his girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, who was sitting in the stands. The announcers mentioned during the live broadcast how Fritz,
Taylor Fritz knows that elite tennis can be an unforgiving classroom at times, but he is determined to learn lessons from painful defeats like the one he suffered at the hands of Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon on Friday.
Play was stopped twice during the Wimbledon semifinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz because two fans felt unwell in the heat.
The American No. 1 had rallied from two sets down before his match was delayed despite having 42 minutes left before curfew.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will attempt to join Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer (2006-08) as the only players in the Open Era to meet in both the French Open and Wimbledon finals in the same year.
Fritz’s third-set mini-crisis was closely followed by the latest failure of the electronic umpire. Swedish umpire Louise Azemar-Engzell called 'stop' in the opening game of the fourth set on Court One when 'fault' was incorrectly called after a Fritz forehand landed well inside the baseline.
No. 8 Iga Swiatek battles Belinda Bencic in the second semifinal of Wimbledon today. Find out how to watch this match for free.