Fritz into Wimbledon quarters after Thompson hurt

American Taylor Fritz progressed to the Wimbledon quarterfinals Sunday for a 2nd consecutive twelvemonth aft Jordan Thompson retired owed to wounded with the No. 5 effect starring 6-1, 3-0.

With Fritz advancing, it's the 5th consecutive large that astatine slightest 1 American antheral has made the quarterfinals -- the longest streak for the U.S. men since a tally of six consecutive from the 2002 US Open to 2004 Australian Open.

"Not the mode I wanted to spell through, I was excited to play Jordan today, I was excited to play bully tennis," Fritz said. "It's bittersweet ... he's been battling retired here, playing five-setters, I respect him for coming retired ... I consciousness atrocious for him and I anticipation helium gets better."

Thompson, who arrived astatine the All England Club dealing with a backmost issue, called for a aesculapian timeout midway done the 2nd acceptable owed to an evident close thigh injury, and aft 3 much points decided to telephone it a day. The Australian has had a mates retirements astatine majors before, astir precocious the 2023 US Open against Botic Van De Zandschulp, owed to a limb injury. He was besides forced to exit his 2021 Australian Open lucifer against Casper Ruud with a enarthrosis injury.

Fritz and Ben Shelton, who advanced to the circular of 16 with his straight-sets triumph Saturday, are the lone Americans remaining successful the men's singles draw. Looking ahead, lone 2 American men successful the past 15 years person reached the Wimbledon semifinals: Sam Querrey successful 2017 and John Isner successful 2018.

Fritz, the US Open runner-up past year, volition look No. 17 effect Karen Khachanov successful the quarterfinals.

Khachanov, from Russia, reached his 2nd Wimbledon quarterfinal by beating Kamil Majchrzak 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 earlier Sunday.

"To beryllium honest, contiguous was a truly large show -- astatine slightest from my side," said Khachanov, who finished with much than doubly arsenic galore winners arsenic unforced errors, 44-21.

Khachanov has been a Grand Slam semifinalist twice, astatine the US Open successful 2022 and the Australian Open successful 2023. He was a quarterfinalist astatine the All England Club 4 years ago.

The 109th-ranked Majchrzak was playing successful a fourth-round lucifer astatine a large for the archetypal time. He was connected a six-match Grand Slam losing streak earlier Wimbledon.

Other men's matches aboriginal were two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 14 Andrey Rublev, and Nicolas Jarry vs. Cam Norrie.

ESPN Research, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.