Dominant Fritz powers past Bublik into Wimbledon quarter-finals again

[p]The American sixth seed, beaten by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] in the semis last year, took control of the match in a first-set tie-break en route to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/bublik-a-t0WN9vR6/fritz-t-UH09iaZ6/?mid=ATBeTjEr"]7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4[/a] success.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fritz-taylor/UH09iaZ6/"]Fritz[/a] will face either French Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a] or Czech 13th seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lehecka-jiri/6PlgfXKR/"]Jiri Lehecka[/a] for a place in the last four.[/p][p]"[b]When you have two guys who are serving big, with quick points, it's going to come down to these key moments in the match and I thought I dealt with it really well[/b]," said Fritz, after needing only an hour and 39 minutes to see off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bublik-alexander/t0WN9vR6/"]Bublik[/a] on Court One.[/p][embed guid="92312904-be20-431d-bd4d-bf943651eb14" url="https://x.com/Wimbledon/status/2074207748581990809" social-type="twitter" /][p]He hammered 23 aces and 47 winners past Bublik, who ended the match visibly deflated as he struggled to get any foothold during Fritz's service games.[/p][p]Fritz holds a 10-5 winning record against second seed Zverev and has won four of six meetings with Lehecka.[/p][p]The 28-year-old is still bidding for a maiden Grand Slam title, having come closest when he lost the 2024 US Open final to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a].[/p][p]He has threatened a title challenge at Wimbledon in recent years, losing a five-set epic in the 2022 quarter-finals against an injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nadal-rafael/xUwlUnRK/"]Rafael Nadal[/a], who then withdrew from the tournament.[/p][infobox id="e4d8200d-597f-48d7-83c2-d394f1217426" /]