Fritz takes the first step on the way to three-time championship in Eastbourne | ATP Tour

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Fritz takes the first step on the way to three-time championship in Eastbourne

The American advanced to the quarterfinals and will face Shang

June 26, 2024

Taylor Fritz can assure you that she feels comfortable at Rothesay International. His tennis flows on grass and 2024 was no exception, who offered a serving masterclass on Wednesday to defeat Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-6 (4) 6-3.

The top-seeded American hit 15 aces, put 81% of his first serves into play and only gave up five points in 11 service games. Thus, Fritz was one step closer to becoming the first three-time champion in the history of the tournament (2 – Bjorkman, Fritz, Gasquet, Karlovic, Lopez, Rusedski), after having won nine games in a row at Eastbourne in 2019 and 2022 before lose against McDonald in R1 last year 2023

For a place in the semifinals, Fritz will face #NextGenATP Shang Juncheng, who defeated the Finnish Emil Ruusuvuori 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 after saving four of the five break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats .

Shang, 19, has just surpassed the Eastbourne classification and will seek to surprise Fritz.

Also in Eastbourne, Yoshihito Nishioka and Max Purcell advanced to the quarter-finals. The Japanese left-hander beat Marcos Girón 6-7(8), 6-4 and 6-2, and Purcell beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 and 6-4. Miomir Kecmanovic beat Sebastián Báez 6-3 and 6-2, and lucky loser Aleksandar Vukic defeated Alexander Bublik, a two-time quarterfinalist, 6-4 and 6-4.

Meanwhile, local hope Billy Harris disposed of his compatriot Charles Broom 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach his second consecutive quarter-final after last week’s surprise at The Queen’s Club. The Italian Flavio Cobolli won 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4 against the British lucky loser Giles Hussey.