“Dude, I will knock you out,” says Taylor Fritz to Frances Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe tried to yank down the pants of Taylor Fritz during an on-court interview. The American no.1 was rather straightforward with his teammate saying: Dude, I will knock you out. One punch, he's out.

By
Alex Boyden
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Taylor Fritz And Tiafoe

Weird stuff is happening in the United Cup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe. After Taylor and Jessica Pugula played their doubles, Frances Tiafoe tried to yank down the pants of Fritz during the on-court interview. The American no.1 was rather straightforward with his teammate saying: “Dude, I will knock you out. One punch, he’s out.”

Later Taylor disclosed that it was not the first time that Tiafoe made that move. “Fun Fact – @FTiafoe has actually pantsed me in public before… when he grabbed my shorts there, I thought it was all over,” he wrote.

 

Taylor Fritz in 2022

Taylor Fritz

53 - 23win/loss

Hard
22-10
I Hard
6-4
Clay
15-7
Grass
10-2
Rank
4
High
4
27 year old
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W
Delray BeachEastbourne
F
MunichU.S. OpenNitto ATP Finals
SF
MadridShanghai
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Currently ranked no.9, Fritz played his last match on the 29th of December when he beat world no.81 Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-4 in the round robin in Australia (draw).

This season Fritz has achieved a 1-0 record. Taylor conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Indian Wells, Eastbourne and Tokyo.

Fritz will compete next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.

Fritz
Australia
Fritz's Record
 

Frances Tiafoe in 2022

Frances Tiafoe

33 - 27win/loss

Hard
21-13
I Hard
4-5
Clay
5-6
Grass
3-3
Rank
18
High
10
26 year old
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F
HoustonCincinnati
SF
Delray BeachWashingtonU.S. Open
QF
Hong KongDallasStuttgartAtlantaAlmaty
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At the moment ranked no.19, Tiafoe played his last match on the 30th of December when he had to retire when playing against world no.97 Tomas Machac in the round robin and the scoreline was 6-3 2-4 .

This season Tiafoe owns a composed 1-0 record. Frances Tiafoe’s best result of this season was getting to the final in Estoril and Tokyo.

Tiafoe has scheduled to compete next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.

Tiafoe
Australia
Tiafoe's Record

Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe played each other 6 times. Their actual record is 5-1 for Fritz. Previously, the last time they played, Taylor Fritz won 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the final in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open) on the 9th of October 2022.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.