American Taylor Fritz speaking after reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final with victory over Alexander Zverev: “I feel amazing, I have had a lot of looks at quarter-finals over the last few years and today just felt different. I really felt like it was my time to go a step further, it’s only fitting I’m doing it here on this court at the Open in front of this crowd.”

On developing his game: “Having a big serve is helpful but at the top of the game, your serve comes back a little more. I’ve worked on adding so much to my game. My forehand and backhand have always been there but I’ve been trying to come to the net a bit, trying to mix in some drop shots, just trying to add stuff to the game so I can back up my serve a little bit better.”

On facing Frances Tiafoe or Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-final: “I know the crowd would really want to see me play Frances so we get an American in the final. That could be crazy so I guess we’ll see what happens but either way I’ll be ready to go.”