Tennis-Fritz flies into Wimbledon quarters to earn family stripes


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 05 Jul 2022

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 4, 2022 Taylor Fritz of the U.S. celebrates winning his fourth round match against Australia's Jason Kubler REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

LONDON (Reuters) - Until Monday, Wimbledon's 11th seed Taylor Fritz was not even the best tennis player in his own family.

But with some hefty swipes of a garish coral-coloured racket on Court One, the American finally earned his family stripes by reaching the quarter-finals of the grasscourt grand slam.

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