American player Taylor Fritz will face off second seed Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon 2022.
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Rafael Nadal, tge 22-time Grand slam winner, is back on Wimbledon’s grass courts after a three-year absence. Having already won two grand slams tournaments this year, Nadal is aiming for a third major victory, which would set him up for the calendar slam in Flushing, New York, the following month. The Spaniard has two wins in a row in first two matches against Francisco Cerundulo and Ricardo Berankis. However, after a slight hiccup in third set, he trailed the match before rallying to win it in four sets. In round of 32 match against Lorenzo Sonego, Nadal shown more composure, Although he did drop the break in the third set after taking the first two, he quickly returned to win in straight sets. In round of 16 he looked even more dangerous as he won against the Dutch player Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2 however in the third set where Botic took the match for the tiebreaker still couldn’t get past through Nadal as he claim the set 7-6 (8-6) and moves toward the quarterfinal.
Taylor Fritz, the top-ranked American player, has had a hit-and-miss year but has looked near to his best this Wimbledon week. Fritz’s first ever victory at that level at the Indian Wells masters 1000 has been the highlight of this season thus far. He arrived on grass a little rusty and finished last in his openers at Hertogenbosch and Queens’, but it was a bad performance on the clay combined with minor injuries. Coming into Wimbledon, the American played with more focus in Eastbourne, where Fritz won his second ATP 250 championship. This week, Fritz’s great play continued as he entered the round of 16 after winning three straights sets against Musetti, Gray , Molcan. Fritz appeared in command against Australian player Jason Kubler in the fourth round; he dropped just eight games en route to another straight sets victory ( 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 ) and a quarterfinal matchup with Nadal. The last time they both faced it was Fritz who emerge victorious against Nadal in Indian Wells .
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Rafael Nadal and Taylor Fritz are scheduled to face each other on Wednesday, July 6 in the quarter-final round of the 2022 Championships. The timing of the match has not been decided yet. The Championship is scheduled to begin on June 27 and go on until July 10. There were a number of exciting matches on July 6 as the likes of Djokovic, Kyrgios, Fritz and de Minaur and others will be in action.
| Player | Seed |
| Novak Djokovic | 1 |
| Rafael Nadal | 2 |
| Casper Ruud | 3 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 5 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | 6 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | 7 |
| Matteo Berrettini | 8 |
| Cameron Norrie | 9 |
| Jannik Sinner | 10 |
128 players enter The Championships’ main draw every year, both for the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles categories. These players go through a series of elimination matches before only one victor remains. Overall, there are seven rounds in the main draw of Wimbledon. These are the first round, second round, third round, fourth round, quarter-final, semi-final and final.
| Competition stage | Dates |
| First round | June 27-28 |
| Second round | June 29-30 |
| Third round | July 1-2 |
| Fourth round | July 3-4 |
| Quarter-final | July 5-6 |
| Semi-final | July 7 (Ladies’), July 8 (Gentlemen’s) |
| Final | July 9 (Ladies’), July 10 (Gentlemen’s) |
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USA – ESPN, Tennis Channel
Canada – TSN Canada
Australia – Nine
Africa – Canal Plus International (Afrique)
Asia – Disney Networks Singapore
India – Star India/Hotstar
