When will Taylor Fritz next play at Wimbledon 2024? Who will be his opponent in the third round?

Taylor Fritz’s Wimbledon story will last a few more days, after a hard-fought four-set victory over Arthur Rinderknech on Thursday. The US star secured a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory and thus set up a match against Alejandro Tabilo in the third round.

The meeting between the two at the 2023 French Open was a repeat of the duel that Fritz won in front of a partisan Parisian crowd. Rinderknech had made no secret of his desire to get one over on Fritz at Wimbledon.After the match, the American revealed that he was particularly pleased to knock Rinderknech out again.

“I just said ‘Have a safe flight home,‘” Fritz told reporters after the game, describing a frosty conversation between the two players at the net.

Fritz continued: “He began to behave as if heWhy are you blah, blah, blah?‘ I’m like, ‘Dude, you know what you said. You know what you said.’ Don’t respect me before the game and then don’t expect me to be nice after the game.”

Fritz builds on impressive first-round win

Fritz became the first three-time title winner at the Rothesay International Eastbourne tournament last Saturday and took last week’s form into his first Wimbledon match. defeated Christopher O’Connell in two sets.

Number 13 in the seeding list Fritz scored 18 aces and won 95% of the points on his first serve against O’ConnellFritz broke his serve five times and saved both break points that came his way. Overall, he won 6:1, 6:2 and 6:4.

Taylor Fritz – Alejandro Tabilo: Direct comparison

Fritz and Tabilo have already met twice, both were won by the AmericansIn 2022, they competed on clay in Houston and Fritz won comfortably 6-1, 6-4. Earlier this year, Fritz won the ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 7-6(2), 6-2.

Taylor Fritz – Alejandro Tabilo: Start time, How to watch

The second round duel between Fritz and Tabilo will be played on Saturday, July 6 At the time of writing, the order of play has only been determined for the show courts (Centre Court and Court No. 1), where the clash will not take place.

If you are in the US, you can watch Wimbledon on ABC, ESPN and the Tennis Channel.

You can also stream the tournament on fuboTV, which offers a free trial for new users

What was Fritz’s best performance at Wimbledon?

Fritz makes his eighth participation in the main field of the All England Club and delivered his best performance yet at Wimbledon in 2022. The California native reached the quarterfinals two years ago before losing a five-set thriller to two-time champion Rafael Nadal.

In 2023, Fritz was eliminated in the second round, giving up a two-set lead when he lost to Swede Mikel Ymer.

The American has won eight titles in his career, but is still looking for his first Grand Slam victoryIn fact, he never made it past the last eight of any of the four majors. Could Fritz be breaking new ground on the biggest stage in tennis?