Critics believe that discussions about Frances Tiafoe have started to wane because American tennis players like Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz are leading the way. Due to a patchy performance lately, the tall American has been overlooked a lot. There is a lot of talent in American tennis right now, and players are competing to move up the rankings. In the midst of all of this, Tiafoe has proven his doubters wrong by reaching the Cincinnati Open 2024 summit match.
Ayan Broomfield, the girlfriend of Tiafoe, recently acknowledged the American’s “Why not me?” camera message leading up to the Cincinnati Open final against Jannik Sinner. To qualify for the Masters 1000 event final, Tiafoe defeated Holger Rune, the 15th seed, on August 18.
The American silenced his doubters by upsetting the pre-tournament favourite, Rune, with the support of the home crowd. To set up a matchup with Jannik Sinner in the championship, Tiafoe proved everyone who had written him off by winning the final-set tiebreaker.
Posting a story on her Instagram, Broomfield shared a glimpse of the camera, on which Tiafoe wrote: “Why not me.”
Frances Tiafoe signs the camera after beating Holger Rune to reach his first Masters 1000 final in Cincinnati:
“Why not me” 🥹 pic.twitter.com/mq2um854mM
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 19, 2024
Frances Tiafoe in 2024
LLWLWLWLLW Ranked world no.20, the American played his last contest on the 19th of August when he capitulated to world no.1 Jannik Sinner 7-6(4) 6-2 in the final in Cincinnati (draw).
Presently, during this year the American has a 24-20 win-loss record. Frances Tiafoe’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Houston and Cincinnati.
Frances Tiafoe will square off with the world no.11 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Round Robin. Their head to head is 4-3 for Tsitsipas.
Tiafoe was the runner-up in Houston (US Men’s Clay Court Championship) and in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open).
Tiafoe 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)
Frances Tiafoe |
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