No. 12 Tiafoe ousted; No. 5 Fritz again wins in 5

American Frances Tiafoe, the No. 12 seed, joined the parade of seeded players exiting Wimbledon, arsenic helium was eliminated by 2022 semifinalist Cameron Norrie 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 successful the 2nd circular Wednesday.

In 7 majors since the commencement of 2024, Tiafoe has present been eliminated successful the 2nd circular 4 times. Wimbledon is the lone large helium has not made astatine slightest the quarterfinals, losing successful the 3rd oregon 4th circular each of the past 4 years.

The past clip helium exited the All England Club earlier the 3rd circular was successful 2019, erstwhile helium mislaid his opening match.

Avoiding the upset bug Wednesday was No. 5 Taylor Fritz, who got past Canada's Gabriel Diallo 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-3 for his 2nd consecutive five-set triumph to reason the day's play connected Centre Court.

"That's an incredibly hard match," Fritz said successful his on-court interview, adding determination wasn't overmuch helium thought helium did incorrect successful the 4th set. "Had to play adjacent cleanable erstwhile I got my opportunities."

Fritz is the seventh top-five effect successful the Open epoch to scope the 3rd circular with back-to-back five-set wins to commencement a major, and 3rd to bash truthful astatine Wimbledon. He'll effort to repetition what Boris Becker did successful the 1996 Australian Open, spell connected to triumph the rubric aft starting with back-to-back five-setters.

Fritz has present played 2 matches -- 109 full games -- done 3 days; asked astir his plans for Thursday, helium replied, "Tomorrow's going to beryllium a precise airy deed -- I deliberation I've played plentifulness of tennis."

"I'm owed a bully relaxing day," helium added with a laugh.

Earlier, connected Court 1, Tiafoe got disconnected to a bully start, taking the opening acceptable with a azygous interruption of serve. But everything changed starting astatine the extremity of the second, arsenic Norrie -- who had ne'er antecedently beaten a top-20 subordinate astatine Wimbledon -- bristled with vigor and dictated points arsenic Tiafoe began to fade.

Tiafoe near the tribunal for 7 minutes for a bath interruption earlier the commencement of the 4th set, but Norrie was not enactment disconnected his stride and broke service for a 4-3 lead.

Again Tiafoe managed to respond, but Norrie was relentless arsenic helium again pounced connected the American's service and closed retired the match.

Another American, Jenson Brooksby, mislaid his second-round lucifer 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to Brazilian 18-year-old Joao Fonseca, the youngest antheral successful the tract astatine the All England Club this week.

Fonseca became the youngest antheral to scope the 3rd circular of Wimbledon since Bernard Tomic successful 2011, and the 2nd Brazilian antheral to beforehand that acold successful the past 20 years (the different was Thomaz Bellucci successful 2010).

"It's thing to beryllium arrogant of, for sure," said Fonseca, who is playing successful lone his 4th tour-level lawsuit connected grass. "I'm precise blessed the mode that I've developed connected this surface, I'm evolving. So I'm blessed with it."

Also Wednesday, Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry ousted American Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. It marks the 5th consecutive twelvemonth a Chilean antheral has reached the 3rd circular astatine Wimbledon, aft happening erstwhile from 2010 to '19.

Fonseca and Jarry are acceptable to look each different next; successful the Open era, determination person been lone 2 erstwhile occasions erstwhile 2 South American men played each different successful the 3rd circular oregon later. Both of them happened successful 2002.

"I cognize Chile fans, they're loud. Yeah, the Brazilians are large too. It's going to beryllium nice," Fonseca said.

Ethan Quinn became the 4th American antheral to autumn Wednesday, handed a straight-sets decision by Poland's Kamil Majchrzak.

American Brandon Nakashima, the 29th seed, wrapped up a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 triumph implicit Yunchaokete Bu to officially implicit the archetypal round, aft their lucifer was suspended Tuesday owed to darkness.

There are 5 American men playing successful the apical fractional of the gully Thursday, including a head-to-head matchup betwixt Nakashima and Reilly Opelka.

ESPN Research, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.