Fritz has faced Davidovich Fokina twice already in 2025, and the two are 1-1 against each other. Fritz defeated Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the Eastbourne tournament, before Davidovich Fokina won 7-6, 7-6 at Delray Beach.

Ladbrokes and William Hill both give Fritz odds of 18/1 (5.3 percent) on winning Wimbledon this year. For the former, he is preceded by 2024 Wimbledon winner Alcaraz on 11/10 (47.6 percent), Sinner with 13/8 (38.1 percent), Djokovic on 11/2 (15.4 percent) and Draper with 10/1 (9.1 percent).

Taylor Fritz was playing for the third consecutive day at Wimbledon after his first-round encounter against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was suspended due to the 11pm curfew. The American was able to overcome that challenge,