Top seed Taylor Fritz regrettably withdraws from Eastbourne to prioritise Wimbledon

Taylor Fritz in action
Taylor Fritz in actionREUTERS / Fabian Bimmer

In-form top seed Taylor Fritz ⁠has withdrawn from the Eastbourne Championships, ending his ‌chances of a hat-trick of titles ‌at the ATP grasscourt ‌event.

His withdrawal comes after second ‌seed Joao Fonseca of Brazil ‌also pulled out.

"Unfortunately, I have to withdraw from Eastbourne ‌this year," the American ⁠said ‌on X. "I waited up until after ​the match warmup to make the decision today ​because I really did want to play.

"This is never ⁠an easy ​decision for me, especially when it involves a tournament that means so much to ‌me. While I know it's the right call, it doesn't make it any less disappointing."

The 28-year-old world number seven has won the Wimbledon warm-up event four times in total and will ‌be expected to make ​a deep run at the ‌All England Club.

He has shown strong form on grass so far this year, reaching the final in ⁠Halle ⁠and Stuttgart.

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