On Centre Court at Wimbledon, American Taylor Fritz, the 13th seed, made a remarkable comeback from two sets down to beat Alexander Zverev, the 4th seed, 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-3.
Both players are fantastic servers, among the very best on tour. For the match, Fritz struck 15 aces and no double faults, while Zverev struck 19 aces and three double faults.
In his press conference, Fritz said he did not change much tactically in the third set onward: “In the first set I was returning really close up, chipping forehands. To be honest, I mean, I can have a lot of success returning a serve wherever. You can stand anywhere. It’s not going to feel great.
“When I backed it up in maybe it was the end of the first or the second, I felt like I was putting more returns in the court. No change really in the third. Change in the second. Felt good. Felt like maybe at some point I could grab a break. The main thing was to just keep…
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