America's Taylor Fritz and Sloane Stephens are out of Wimbledon
America’s Taylor Fritz and Sloane Stephens are OUT of Wimbledon after second-round defeats, but Frances Tiafoe and Jessica Pegula keep hopes alive with straight-set wins
- It was a mixed day for the American hopefuls at Wimbledon on Thursday
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American world No. 9 Taylor Fritz crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round on Thursday but his compatriot and 10th seed Frances Tiafoe advanced.
Fritz, a quarter-finalist last year, pulled off a miraculous save in his marathon win over Yannick Hanfmann earlier this week but after once again being taken to five sets, this time by Sweden’s Mikael Ymer, the 25-year-old succumbed.
It was an incredible comeback from Ymer, who was on the verge of defeat and reeling at two sets and a break down, before roaring back to earn a 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win.
Tiafoe sent down 23 aces to win 7-6 (11), 6-4, 6-2 and blow away the second-round challenge of Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker at SW19.
Tiafoe, who is into the third round at the grass-court Grand Slam for a third straight time, served with consistent precision and won 89 percent of his first serve points, leaving precious few opportunities for his 20-year-old opponent.
American world No. 9 Taylor Fritz crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round Thursday
It was an incredible comeback from Sweden’s Mikael Ymer to eliminate Fritz on Court 18
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Tiafoe was slightly wasteful in the first set, squandering two break points at 1-0 and a set point at 5-4, as the opener drifted to a tiebreak which he eventually claimed.
The second set was more straightforward but it was not all smooth sailing for the American.
He was inches away from being broken in the third set but expertly bailed himself out of a sticky situation by firing off another ace before breaking Stricker at 2-2 with a backhand winner, earning the applause of a limited crowd on Court 12.
Frances Tiafoe sent down 23 aces to win 7-6 (11), 6-4, 6-2 and reach Wimbledon third round
Tiafoe will next face the winner of the match between Bulgarian 21st seed Grigor Dimitrov and Ilya Ivashka of Belarus.
2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens was eliminated by 20th seed Donna Vekic but fourth seed Jessica Pegula sealed a straight-sets victory on Thursday. USA’s Sofia Kenin also advanced to the third round.
Tommy Paul, seeded 16th, beat 2016 Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic to reach the third round.
But Ben Shelton, Michael Mmoh, J.J. Wolf, Danielle Collins and Alycia Parks were also knocked out.
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