No. 9 seed Taylor Fritz was among a group of Americans ousted at Wimbledon on Thursday, falling in five sets to Sweden’s Mikael Ymer in the second round. Here’s what you need to know:
- Ymer rallied from two sets down to defeat Fritz by a score of 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
- Fritz, 25, was the top-ranked American men’s player at Wimbledon this year.
- American women Sloane Stephens and Danielle Collins also lost their second-round matches to No. 20 Donna Vekic and No. 14 Belinda Bencic, respectively.
- Frances Tiafoe, the American No. 10 seed, defeated Dominic Stricker in straight sets (7-6 (11), 6-4, 6-2) Thursday to advance to the third round.
Miraculous Mikael 💫
Mikael Ymer comes back from two sets down to upset the No.9 seed Taylor Fritz 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to make the third round at Wimbledon for the very first time 🙌#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/ZWPgV6huIk
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2023
The Athletic’s instant analysis:
Tough fall for Fritz
This will be a really painful loss for Fritz, who reached the quarterfinals here last year and came into the tournament as the top-ranked American player and the No. 9 in the world.
At two sets to love up, no one would have seen this coming but after only completing his five-set rain-interrupted first round yesterday,…
