The fifth seed cruised to a 6-4 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 victory in three hours and 12 minutes after overcoming a third-set wobble

For a brief moment it looked like Taylor Fritz's Independence Day celebrations could be ruined but some final-set fireworks propelled the American into the last 16 at Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday.

For a brief moment, it looked like Taylor Fritz’s Independence Day celebrations could be ruined, but some final-set fireworks propelled the American into the last 16 at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-7(5),