Taylor Fritz, left, Francis Tiafoe and Tommy Paul, are three of eight American men ranked in the top 50. Credit...Shaun Botterill/Getty Images; Clive Brunskill/Getty Images; Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
WIMBLEDON, England — Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, the American men are throwing a party on British soil.
As night fell on Thursday at the All England Club, eight American men were set to qualify for the third round of the prestigious Wimbledon tournament, accounting for 25 percent of the final 32 spots. That is the most American men in the third round at the event since 1995, when nine qualified in the Sampras-Agassi-Courier-Chang heydays.