Frances Tiafoe claims he will retire the next day after winning Wimbledon as he lays down career ambitions

Frances Tiafoe shared his priority of winning a slam title over securing a top 3 ranking in the future.

Frances Tiafoe claims he will retire the next day after winning Wimbledon as he lays down career ambitions

Frances Tiafoe (Credits: ATP tour)

American tennis hotshot Frances Tiafoe is not one to shy away from media conferences. He has been continually vocal about his views on matters concerning tennis and about his plans and strategies as a tennis player. In a recent interview with Eurosport, Tiafoe shared his all-important goal of winning a Slam title, particularly Wimbledon, in the near future.

“Ultimately, I want to stay in the top 10. I want to be No. 8, I want to be No. 7, No. 5, No. 1, obviously. But, I mean, flat-out truth, whether No. 10 or No. 5, I just want to win a Slam at this point. I don’t really care if I’m No. 3. If I’m No. 3 in the world and never won a Slam, that would be hard for me. I could have been No. 19 but I won a Slam. That’s how much winning a Slam would mean to me,” Frances Tiafoe shared.

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Tiafoe recently made headlines after making it to the top 10 of the ATP rankings. Having achieved his goal of being a top-10 player, the American explained that his next, and the most important goal of his career is to win Wimbledon. He explained that he would rather win Wimbledon once than feature at the top of the men’s rankings briefly.

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He said, “At this point now, cracking top 10 is great, a huge milestone for me and my family. Now it’s about winning Wimbledon. If I do that, I don’t know if you’ll see me again. No, I’m joking but it will be one hell of a day.”

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Tiafoe shares that the Citi Open at Washington is his favorite tournament

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Frances Tiafoe (Credits: Citi Open)

Tiafoe is competing in the ongoing Citi Open in Washington. Tiafoe spoke at length of his special bond with the place and the annual ATP 500 tournament held there.

“This tournament is one of the reasons why I play pro tennis. Being this close to fans. You see a lot of fans here so up close and personal with the players.” Tiafoe mentioned that winning a title here sits high on his list of achievements to reach in his tennis career. “I used to sneak into this thing as a kid. Now I just really want to win this event. Outside of winning Slams and maybe Masters Series, this is definitely up there,” Tiafoe said.

Tiafoe won his opening round match-up against Russia’s Aslan Karatsev in 2 tight sets that both went to a tiebreak. With the win, the “Big Foe” stays in contention for a maiden title at his favorite tournament. He will face Chinese player J.C. Shang in the second round.

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