Why Denis Shapovalov is so excited to play Frances Tiafoe in the Miami Open QF

Denis Shapovalov is looking forward to playing his dear friend Frances Tiafoe in the Miami quarter-final

MIAMI OPEN. Denis Shapovalov has the great opportunity of reaching the 3rd ATP1000 semifinal of his young career after the 2017 Rogers Cup and Madrid 2019.

In order to access the final 4 in Miami, Denis needs to beat his “buddy” Frances Tiafoe in the quarters in what is going to be a “high-speed” match. The Canadian has already expressed the concept that the future of tennis will have lots of this kind of matches and that is confirmed by the fact that most of the top “next gen” players are heavy-hitters that like to mix their furious shots with some variety.

Why Denis Shapovalov is happy to play Frances Tiafoe

Soon after his 4th round win against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Denis commented

“It’s always great to play Frances. We’re really good buddies and I think very highly of him. He’s going to be a great champion and he’s got a really bright future ahead of him.

It’s going to be an exciting match. We’re both shotmakers, so I’m just ready for another fun, tough match.”

The head to head is 1-all and it’s impossible to pick up a favorite.