Jenson Brooksby and Frances Tiafoe are probably not best friends. Jenson defeated Frances rather comfortably in the Atlanta semifinal after conceding just 5 games (6-1 6-4). Nevertheless, soon after conquering the match, he celebrated with James LeBron’s Silencer. That is also the celebration often adopted by Tiafoe and it was clear that Brooksby was making fun of him. There was no surprise that the handshake was not warm.
Tennis TV posted Jenson’s celebration and Reilly Opelka commented (or “trolled”?) saying: “Rare no hug.”
Reilly Opelka in 2022
At the moment ranked no.17 (career-high), Reilly played his last match on the 29th of June when he was overcome by world no.104 Tim Van Rijthoven 6-4 6-7(8) 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Wimbledon (draw).
At the moment, during this season Opelka has a composed 20-14 win-loss record. Opelka clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Dallas and in Houston. The American got to the final in Delray Beach.
Brooksby in Atlanta, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.43, the American has achieved a 21-13 win-loss record in 2022. The American is currently having a run in Atlanta where he beat the world no.94 Benoit Paire 6-3 6-1, the world no.51 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 6-4, the world no.25 John Isner 3-6 6-1 6-4
and the world no.29 Frances Tiafoe 6-1 6-4.Jenson Brooksby will square off with the world no.30 Alex De Minaur in the final on Sunday at 5:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. They have never competed against each other as of now in top competitions.
Jenson was the runner-up in Dallas (Dallas Open).
Reilly Opelka and Jenson Brooksby clashed against each other just on 2 occasions. Their actual record is 1-1. The last time they squared off, Reilly Opelka won 7-6(5) 7-6(3) in the final in Dallas (Dallas Open) on the 13th of February 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Frances Tiafoe in 2022
Now the world no.29, Frances played his last match on the 30th of July when he was overcome by world no.43 Jenson Brooksby 6-1 6-4 in the semifinal in Atlanta (draw).
This season the American has a 17-15 win-loss record. Frances Tiafoe’s best result of this season was getting to the final in Estoril.