American Taylor Fritz beats Karen Khachanov to reach the semifinals of Wimbledon for the first time in his career. He's the first American man to reach that stage of the grass-court Slam since John Isner in 2018. 5-seeded Fritz, who was runner-up at last year's US Open, came in with a 1-4 record in major quarterfinals, 0-2 at Wimbledon. 5 seed Taylor Fritz, who became the first American man to reach the Wimbledon semifinals since John Isner in 2018. But Fritz is the first active American man to reach the semifinals or better at a non-hardcourt major.