Frances Tiafoe was the man who gave the decisive point to Team World in the 2022 Laver Cup. Frances won a great match against Stefanos Tsitsipas after saving 4 match points to provide an unassailable 13-8 lead to his team.

Unfortunately, the entertaining American player was heavily insulted on Instagram and Twitter after he and Jack sock defeated Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on day one. That was Federer’s last match and the occasion was a sort of celebration for the career of the Swiss Maestro. Federer and Nadal had a match point in the final tie-break, but they were not able to convert it, and eventually Tiafoe and Sock won the match.

Hitting Federer and Nadal at the body

Some tennis fans were utterly upset not only for the outcome but also for the fact that Tiafoe kept on blasting missiles at the body of both Federer and Nadal. Once Frances managed to hit Federer rather strongly. That is completely legit in doubles, but that behaviour looked out of place for some fans who thought that the match was just a special farewell. That style looked not respectful also considering that both Federer and Nadal were completely out of shape and they wanted just to enjoy the occasion.

Nevertheless, it’s also worth noticing that Federer and Nadal were not upset

at all with Tiafoe and the point won in that match was also decisive for Team World to conquer the trophy.

Here are some comments posted on Instagram on a picture published by Frances with his girlfriend taken during the Laver Cup gala dinner.

 

 

Frances Tiafoe in 2022

Currently ranked no.19 (career-high), Tiafoe played his last match on the 25^th of September when he overcame world no.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6 7-6(11) 10-8 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).

This season Tiafoe owns a 27-20 match record. Frances Tiafoe’s best performance of the present year was getting to the final in Estoril.

He is also scheduled to play in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open) after Seoul. The main draw will start on the 26th of September.

Tiafoe is expected to play next in Seoul (Korea Open). He is should start to play the tournament from the qualifications that will start on 24th of September. The main draw will commence on the 26th of September.

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Currently ranked no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 5^th of September when he surrendered to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4^th round of the U.S. Open (draw).

This year the Spaniard has a compiled 38-5 record. Rafael has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.

Frances Tiafoe and Rafael Nadal played each other 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Before, the last time they locked horns, Frances Tiafoe won 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4^th round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 5^th of September 2022.

Here the highlights.

Roger Federer in 2022

Currently the world no.97, Federer played his last match on the 7^th of July 2021 when he was defeated by world no.10 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).

Presently, during this year the Swiss has a 0-0 match record.