'extreme Level' Of Superstition Behind Fritz's Title Bid

Wimbledon 2025

Dates: 30 June-13 July Venue: All England Club

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An "extreme level" of superstition is aiding Taylor Fritz astatine Wimbledon arsenic nan world number 5 bids for a first awesome title.

The American matched his champion tally astatine nan All England Club by reaching nan quarter-finals connected Sunday, aft Australian force Jordan Thompson retired pinch wounded erstwhile trailing 6-1 3-0.

After reaching his first awesome last astatine nan US Open past year, Fritz hopes that sticking to a precise regular disconnected nan tribunal tin thief him return nan adjacent measurement connected it.

"I'm superstitious successful a measurement that it conscionable revolves [around] my routine. I don't person superstitions connected tribunal but I return nan saying 'you don't alteration a winning formula' to an extreme," Fritz said.

"Every azygous point I'm doing, I do everything precisely nan same. It's for illustration nan 2nd I get disconnected nan believe court, I eat, I organise my clothes, I spell shower.

"Everything is successful nan aforesaid bid to an utmost level.

"I'm a small spot superstitious, but erstwhile I repetition nan aforesaid routines, it gives maine assurance that I'm going to support playing well."

The 27-year-old was denied a first Grand Slam trophy by world number 1 Jannik Sinner successful New York 10 months ago.

However he is successful bully shape connected nan writer courts, having won titles astatine Stuttgart and Eastbourne successful nan build-up to Wimbledon.

Russian 17th seed Karen Khachanov now stands successful his measurement of a first Wimbledon semi-final.

Khachanov - who, for illustration Fritz, has travel done 2 five-set matches to scope nan past 8 - recorded a straightforward 6-4 6-2 6-3 triumph complete Poland's Kamil Majchrzak.