“It’s stuff to tell the grand-kids one day,” Frances Tiafoe recalls his win over Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, calls the win over Nadal his ‘favorite’
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Frances Tiafoe, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
American World No.19 Frances Tiafoe has reflected back on his best moments from 2022 in a recent video shared for the ATP Tour. The US Open Semi-finalist also considered his epic win over the Spanish legend Rafael Nadal in the US Open as his favorite match of the season. Tiafoe was also part of Team World which defeated Team Europe for the first time in the history of the Laver cup.
His doubles team with Jack Sock stopped Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the last match of the Swiss maestro as well. As quoted by Tiafoe, “If I was to sum it up, I would say that it was a blessing. That run I had in the US Open, to then back it up with the Laver Cup. To do it in the States and to do it in London, in one of the most iconic arenas – it’s stuff you’re always going to remember. It’s stuff to tell the grand-kids one day“
Tiafoe was also asked about his favorite match of the season in the next section of the video, “Favorite match this season, I mean, definitely, I’d say beating Rafa. Life-changing day. I feel like I broke social media that day so, that was pretty cool.” (Source: Tennis Uptodate)
Frances Tiafoe will be looking to build on the momentum he got in 2022
Starting the season at a ranking of 38, Tiafoe has slowly climbed up into the top 20 towards the second half of the season. This was due to his incredible run in front of his home crowd at the US Open. Despite being consistent inside top-20, Tiafoe has not been able to win a single tournament this year.
His win-loss record looks 35-24 this season. His other Grand Slam campaigns ended in the Round of 64 in both Roland Garros and Australian Open . He reached Round 4 in Wimbledon. Tiafoe’s US run to overcome Nadal in the 4th Round followed by an epic encounter against World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz (though he lost the match) will be the highlights of his great season.
24-year-old “Big Foe” was also involved in the doubles team of Team world with compatriot Jack Sock who beat the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal duo in the last professional match of the Swiss legend in the Laver Cup.
The highly inspired American who has a great overall game will be a force to deal with for the rest of the circuit in the coming years. As the 24-year-old American is recharging the batteries for a great season in 2023, the tennis world is looking forward to seeing new champions and rivalries.
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