Francisco Cerundolo apologizes to Frances Tiafoe after claiming the American is the only Team World member whose English he can’t understand
Francisco revealed that Tiafoe's English is hard to understand
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Francisco Cerundolo (Via X)
Francisco Cerundolo, a young tennis player from Argentina, created sensation over the internet for joking about the fact that he is unable to understand Frances Tiafoe’s English. As expected, the clip instantly went viral on X (formerly known as Twitter), eliciting a plethora of reactions online. Although it was a joke, Cerundolo quickly apologized to the American during the same interview.
“Super excited to be here, of course, I have to speak everything in English every minute. I’m learning a bit more but yeah the guys are very nice except for Foe I don’t understand anything that guy says so,” said Francisco in the interview for Laver’s Cup.
Notably, it is imperative to have proper communication between the teammates, as language barriers can pose challenges, hindering strategy discussions and coordination.
The Argentinian then quickly said sorry to Tiafoe in the interview. Players usually joke around in interviews and create an atmosphere of joy. Tiafoe’s American dialect is different from the Argentinian, and hence he joked about it during the interview.
For the uninitiated, Francisco is currently learning English from his teammates and is improving gradually. With Tiafoe’s unique style of speaking, the player is unable to understand his English. However, his teammates are helping him learn, and this provides a good camaraderie-building exercise within the team. Providing language learning opportunities or access to interpreters can help bridge communication gaps and enhance overall team building.
Francisco Cerundolo prepares ahead of Alejandro Davidovich ahead of the 2023 Laver’s Cup
Day 1 of the Laver’s Cup gets underway where the Argentinian Francisco plays against Alejandro. This is set to be an exciting clash between the youngsters where Davidovich beat Caspur Rudd and Alexander Zverev in the ATP Masters. These both are facing each other for the first time but the predictions are leaning towards Alejandro to win in 3.
This is the first match of the 2023 Laver’s Cup taking place in the indoor hard courts of Vancouver, Canada. Along with Fransisco, Ben Shelton will also be facing Arthur Fils for the first match. With the team World under the captainship of John McEnroe are the defending champions and they consist of previous Laver Cup winners. The players head into the tournament looking to win two in a row and not let the other team steal the title from them.
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