WIMBLEDON, England -- Drenched in sweat and with a dejected expression, a devastated Taylor Fritz left the court at the All England Club in 2022.
It was the first major quarterfinal appearance of his career. He had come so close to pulling off the upset over 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal on Centre Court -- and nearly closed it out in the fourth set -- but with the eyes of the tennis world on him and the stakes at their highest, Fritz fell in a fifth-set tiebreaker. Nadal, who had struggled throughout the match with an abdominal injury, would later withdraw ahead of his semifinal match, and Fritz was left wondering what could have been.