American tennis star Taylor Fritz is looking unstoppable at the moment. Fresh off winning the Eastbourne Open, the 27-year-old is into the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships after a sensational win over Karen Khachanov in four sets. Fritz overcame a mid-match slump to get the better of his Russian opponent 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4). During the post-match interview, he revealed how he made a comeback after losing the third set tamely and with the momentum being against him.

Fritz even suffered from foot blisters in the middle of the match and had to take a medical timeout. Talking about it, he said, “It’s totally fine, it’s pretty common. A lot of players take a jab on their feet so that it doesn’t get irritated.”

Subsequently, he opened up about a crucial moment that changed the course of the match, saying, “He definitely played better but I think I gave him a lot of hope with not the best game to start the third set but I never really had the match change so drastically where I felt so in control, playing great, serving great. Then I don’t know where I started making mistakes. I couldn’t miss and then all of a sudden I’m making mistakes. I really had to fight to get that break back in the fourth and bring the match to neutral.”

Despite his injury struggles, Fritz brought his A game forward during the latter part of the fourth set to take home the match. With this win, he achieved his best performance at Wimbledon, reaching the semifinal here for the first time in his career. At a time when the American hopes were looking dim with the likes of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula bowing out early, Fritz has carried his country’s hopes on his shoulders at Wimbledon.

Apart from his injury and medical time-out, Fritz also had to battle a bizarre incident during the fourth set. The match came to a halt as technological failure struck again at Wimbledon.

With the fourth set just beginning after Khachanov won the third set, Fritz was serving at 15-0 in the first game. Subsequently, the two were engaged in an interesting rally during which the line-call technology made an incorrect call of “out” although the ball had landed well inside the court. On this occasion, the chair umpire, Louise Azemar-Engzell stopped the match and was seen discussing with the officials. The umpire eventually called the point void and asked it to be replayed.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we will replay the last point due to a malfunction… The system is now working,” the umpire announced, as her decision was greeted with loud boos from the crowd, who took a jab at the technology used at Wimbledon.

Nonetheless, it didn’t stop Fritz from completing a turbulent victory and entering the last four. He will next face the winner of the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie. The match can be followed on EssentiallySports’ Live Blog. Do you think that Fritz can clinch his maiden Grand Slam title at Wimbledon? Let us know your views in the comments below.