“Beautiful to see him executing the game that well!” Alex Corretja hails Frances Tiafoe, picks him as US Open favorite


“Beautiful to see him executing the game that well!” Alex Corretja hails Frances Tiafoe, picks him as US Open favorite

Frances Tiafoe and Alex Corretja

Frances Tiafoe is having the run of his dreams at the 2022 US Open as he defeated another top-seed player of the tournament Andrey Rublev in straight sets 7-6(3), 7-6(0), and 6-4 to reach the semifinal in front of his home crowd who were cheering him loud all through the match. He became the first American to reach the semifinal at the US Open since Andy Roddick in 2006.

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Tiafoe put up another notable victory in the Round of 16 when he handed Rafael Nadal the biggest defeat at the Grand Slam matches this year ending the Spaniard’s quest for his 23rd singles major title defeating him in 4-sets. Tiafoe outplayed Nadal in all aspects and proved to be the better player of the day making fewer mistakes. With his win over the 22-time Grand Slam champion, he became the first American to defeat Nadal at a Major since wildcard James Blake at the 2005 US Open.

He had made a promising start to his hard-court season by reaching the semi-finals of the Atlanta Open and the quarter-finals of the Citi Open but had disappointing early-round eliminations in the Canadian Open as well as in the Cincinnati Masters event. He is one of the most talented players on tour currently and slowly making his presence felt.

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“I believe he can go all the way,” Alex Corretja on Frances Tiafoe’s chances at winning his first Grand Slam at the US Open

Frances Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe impressed everyone with his performances at the US Open and Alex Corretja, the former tennis player from Spain is surely one of them when he stated that he is totally in awe of the level of his maturity and how confidently he is playing at the moment. Corretja added picked Tiafoe as his favorite to win the title at the US Open especially after defeating two top-seed players which would have boosted his confidence.

Corretja said that “In his mind, he is not happy that he just reaches the semis. He feels that he can go all the way and I believe he can do it because honestly, he’s playing extremely good tennis and is very intelligent and very clever every time. We will see.

He further added “For me, the most important thing is that he’s enjoying so much his time on the court. It seems like he’s having fun, and it’s not that easy to have fun in such a stage of the Slam where you try to reach the semi-finals. It’s beautiful to see someone that executes the game that well.

Frances Tiafoe will play against the upcoming tennis star from Spain Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals in New York where both the players will be aiming to book their place in their maiden singles final at the US Open.

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