Alcaraz Ends Fritz’s Wimbledon Dream

Roddick praises Fritz’s unwavering commitment despite defeat.

The quest for an American champion at Wimbledon ended as Taylor Fritz was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz, who advanced to his third consecutive final at the prestigious tournament.

Alcaraz Advances, Fritz Bows Out

**Fritz** fell to Alcaraz in four sets. In the final, Alcaraz is set for a Roland Garros rematch against Jannik Sinner.

After a successful grass-court season, which included two title wins, the top-ranked American male player achieved his best-ever result at Wimbledon this year.

His pursuit of a first Grand Slam title continues, with the US Open later this summer presenting another opportunity. **Fritz was a finalist in the US Open last season.

Roddick’s Respect for Fritz Grows

Despite the Wimbledon exit, Andy Roddick believes that **Fritz’s game is consistently improving. He shared his thoughts on the “Served” podcast after Fritz’s defeat to Alcaraz.

On the ‘Served’ podcast, Roddick said: “My respect for Taylor Fritz keeps growing and growing and growing, and the base setting was pretty good.

Roddick added, “In the last however many years, he talks very clearly about what his goals are. I give a lot of value to guys who go out there, state what their goals are.”

According to the ATP Tour, Taylor Fritz has reached two ATP tour-level finals so far this year, winning one of them, in Delray Beach. (ATP Tour).

“Taylor is the first guy I have heard of in a long time who goes ‘if I don’t win a slam I am going to think about it for the rest of my life’,” stated Roddick.

Roddick continued, “You feel like he is not scared to take it on the chin, go give his best effort, and you feel like there might be a belief system there that matches someone who wins a slam.”

“I watched the matches and I kind of sympathise a little bit because Taylor has perfected almost what he is good at,” he said.

“He is a great server, he is a great ball striker. Is he ever going to be as fast as an Alcaraz? Or as nimble as a Sinner?

“Or be able to play the slices and the chips and the floating stuff that we see Alcaraz do? Probably not,” Roddick added.

“But I have so much respect for the way Taylor goes about his business. He is a workhorse, he shows up, he competes hard every week, and he does not shy away from the craziest goals,” said Roddick.

“I feel like he leans in, and I thought he played a great match.”

Fritz’s Wimbledon Journey

Prior to his semi-final appearance, Fritz had a challenging start to Wimbledon, facing tough opponents like Giovanni Mpeshi Pericard and Gabriel Diallo in the early rounds.

Both of those matches extended to five sets, with the American emerging victorious in both contests, despite having no rest day in between.

He then beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in four sets. Fritz was leading against Jordan Thompson in the fourth round, before the Australian retired due to injury.

The fifth seed then defeated Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon for the first time, where Alcaraz proved too strong.