At the US Open on Monday, Frances Tiafoe got off to a quick start by defeating American wild card Learner Tien 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 and moving on to the second round.
In New York last year, the 10th-seed Tiafoe had a remarkable run to the semi-finals, losing to champion Carlos Alcaraz after upsetting then-Top 10 talents Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev. When Tiafoe returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium, he swiftly expanded his skills in order to amuse the American spectators.
Tiafoe played amazing shots in his match even going around the net. These shots were usually played by the tennis legend Roger Federer and it seems Tiafoe just replicated Federer’s style and played a stunning shot around the net which kept the audience surprised.
Tiafoe at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Now the world no.10 (career-high), Frances has a composed 34-14 match record in 2023. Frances is currently playing at the U.S. Open where he toppled the world no.700 Learner Tien 6-2 7-5 6-1.
Frances Tiafoe will fight against the world no.58 Sebastian Ofner in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other as of now on the main tour.
Frances clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Australia, Houston and Stuttgart.
Frances won 4 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
