Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe celebrates a point against Rafael Nadal at the 2022 US Open. (CNN) After stunning 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal to ...

"With them trying so hard, I felt like I didn't want to let them down," he told CNN Sport in 2015. "I've been able to develop and I have a great team around me. I could play tennis for free, the sport I loved," he told "But his story is very unique, and it's a great story. Everybody's got a gift," he said, adding that his passion and obsession is tennis. And he's very humbled. Of course not, but I'm definitely going to help as many people as I can. "Obviously, I wasn't the wealthy kid or wasn't having all the new stuff or whatever. The crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium delighted in the play of Tiafoe, the first Black American man to reach a US Open semifinal since Ashe in 1972. Obviously that's a cliché, but I think if you are really passionate about something... We got two more." I always try to play great tennis and I have been," he said in an on-court interview just after the math.

Bradley Beal was the US Open tennis tournament in New York City this past weekend. The big match of Monday night was when Frances Tiafoe, a Maryland native, ...

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The Maryland native has a chance to be the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open in 2003.

He is the first Black man from the United States to reach a U.S. Whether the 24-year-old wants to hear it or not, he is also the first American man to reach a U.S. And in the third set, he appeared to bite a tennis ball before burying his face in his towel to cry, red rings around his eyes turning purplish. But it wasn’t just the tiebreaker — he was pitch perfect for 2 hours 36 minutes. Tiafoe kept his celebrations simple and effective — a flex of his muscles here, asking for more crowd noise there. The Hyattsville native looked light and breezy playing under a closed roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium, particularly compared to Rublev. He swore at his box. He has big-match experience, having logged wins over Roger Federer (in 2019), Nadal (in 2021 on clay) and Novak Djokovic (this year). One of them, seventh-ranked Casper Ruud of Norway, has never won a tournament above the lowest tier on the ATP’s three-tier rating system. 11 Andrey Rublev, putting him in the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career. “To be honest — it sounds weird — I actually don’t care!” said Tiafoe, giggling on ESPN as McEnroe stammered in disbelief. Tiafoe played with two mighty emotions fueling him Wednesday in what was either the biggest or the second-biggest match of his career, depending on how Monday’s win fits into his pantheon.

Frances Tiafoe topped Russia's Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind the backing of a boisterous partisan crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.

In the women's quarterfinals Wednesday, No. Roddick also was the last man from the country to win any Grand Slam singles championship, taking the 2003 U.S. NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe became the first American man to reach the U.S. The No. Tiafoe's first career Grand Slam semifinal will come Friday against No. Andy Roddick was the last U.S.

Frances Tiafoe beat Andrey Rublev to become the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since Andy Roddick in 2006.

“At the end of the day I love that because of Frances Tiafoe there is a lot of people of color playing tennis,” he said. man to win a major at the 2003 U.S. Roddick was also the last U.S. The last U.S. “I’m sure come next year in the Slams, they will be doing just exactly the same. Open, four different American men combined to reach the U.S. Since Roddick was runner-up at the 2006 U.S. “I just so happen to be the guy doing the run right now,” Tiafoe said, noting recent improvements from 24-year-old Taylor Fritz (Indian Wells champion, Wimbledon quarterfinalist this year) and 25-year-olds Reilly Opelka and Tommy Paul. “But he has to win the Grand Slam first. Tiafoe is the first American man to reach the semifinals of any Slam since John Isner at 2018 Wimbledon. man to make a major final was Roddick at 2009 Wimbledon. “Hopefully there will be a movie about [Tiafoe’s life story] one day,” said his coach since 2020, former world No.

Correction: This headline has been updated to reflect that Francis Tiafoe was the first Black American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since Arthur ...

He excelled at that stage against Rublev, playing to the spectators and enjoying the crescendos of cheers that mirrored the way he lifted his performance. Over and over, he gesticulated and yelled toward his guest box, where only four of the 15 seats were occupied, quite a contrast to Tiafoe’s packed section. Tiafoe won 31 of 41 points when he went to the net; Rublev only ventured forward 11 times. Rublev, so they stood around waiting for the retractable roof to be shut. Roddick also was the last man from the country to win any Grand Slam singles championship, taking the 2003 U.S. NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe became the first American man to reach the U.S. The audience obliged, included Tiafoe’s pal, Washington Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal, from his front-row seat. Rain drops began falling just before the start of Tiafoe vs. In the women’s quarterfinals Wednesday, No. Tiafoe is now 6-0 in tiebreakers at this U.S. man to get to the semifinals in New York, when he lost to Roger Fededer in the title match 16 years ago. Andy Roddick was the last U.S.

At the junior tennis club in College Park that gave Tiafoe his start and where he still trains, coaches and aspiring players cheer him on, and never stop ...

When Tiafoe won the set and clinched the match, advancing to the semifinals with an ace, the players, coaches, staff members, and parents of players at the center jumped to their feet and clapped. Inside the lobby hangs a framed letter, with Tiafoe writing what he would have wanted to tell Arthur Ashe, the tennis star who died in 1993, after winning the It’s not just children and teenagers who come to the center. Among the players who worked with Akli on Wednesday was Imani Jean, a 16-year-old who trains at the center full time. “I just had a big passion for the game,” he said. Akli told the players to warm up and hit with a partner. Open on Monday, Tiafoe said in a news conference that “it wasn’t supposed to be like this,” adding that he worked hard for his parents. “I like the way he’s holding right now,” Akli said. “He was there with Rafa the whole time.” Between sets, at a coach’s urging, players raced to the courts for a few minutes of practice. There’s a room inside the facility, next to a fitness center and across the hall from the restrooms, with two desks, a cabinet and a refrigerator. They hollered and held their breath as Tiafoe overpowered Rublev in straight sets to become the first American man to make the U.S.

NEW YORK — About 20 minutes after Frances Tiafoe earned the first trip to the U.S. Open semifinals by an American man since 2006, he met up in an Arthur ...

The other key moments came at the conclusions of the first two sets; Tiafoe is 6-0 in tiebreakers at this U.S. Over and over, he gesticulated and yelled toward his guest box, where only four of the 15 seats were occupied, quite a contrast to Tiafoe’s completely full section. “I kind of imagined he would be at his best by the end of next year.” Tiafoe won 31 of 41 points when he went to the net; Rublev only ventured forward 11 times. The only break of serve came more than two hours in, when Tiafoe went ahead 4-3 in the third set, then stood mostly motionless on court, enjoying the crescendo of support. In the women’s quarterfinals Wednesday, No. As the nine-person line stood together, someone yelled, “Throw up a ‘Dub!’” so Tiafoe and others formed a “W” — as in “Win” — by joining thumbs and index fingers on both hands. Andy Roddick, who was in the Ashe stands Wednesday, was the last U.S. “I love to show the world what I can do,” said the 24-year-old Tiafoe, who is seeded 22nd at Flushing Meadows. Roddick also was the last man from the country to win any Grand Slam singles championship, taking the 2003 U.S. man to get to the semifinals in New York, losing to Roger Federer in the title match 16 years ago. Tiafoe managed the tricky task of following up the biggest win of his career, against 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, with another milestone victory, beating No.

Luego de vencer a Sinner y Rublev respectivamente, Carlos Alcaraz y Frances Tiafoe se enfrentan en una de las semifinales del US Open 2022.

Tiafoe ganó el único partido previo entre ambos. Frances Tiafoe por las semifinales del US Open 2022?

Frances Tiafoe's trainer shares key exercises in Tiafoe's program before the U.S. Open, where he beat Rafael Nadal.

[win his 14th French Open championship](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/05/french-open-mens-final/) and extend his men’s record number of Grand Slam titles to 22. [third Grand Slam returns in full with big crowds, roars and a little rain](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/27/wimbledon-first-day/). [Tsurenko beat fellow Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/29/lesia-tsurenko-beats-anhelina-kalinina-wimbledon/) in the second round. 1 Iga Swiatek raced to a 6-1, 6-3 victory](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/04/french-open-womens-final/) over Coco Gauff in 68 minutes to claim her second Grand Slam. [Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff fell on a rough day](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/02/iga-swiatek-coco-gauff-lose-wimbledon/) for top women at the All England Club. [Serena Williams’s Wimbledon return](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/28/serena-williams-wimbledon-first-round-harmony-tan/) lasted just one tortuous match. And choice words and bizarre antics marked a [wacky men’s night at Wimbledon](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/02/stefanos-tsitsipas-nick-kyrgios-rafael-nadal-wimbledon/). [defeating Andrey Rublev](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/07/frances-tiafoe-us-open/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Two days earlier, [Tiafoe beat second-seeded Rafael Nadal](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/05/tiafoe-nadal-us-open/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) in the round of 16. “The key to that drill is to throw the ball as hard as possible, and drive from that back leg and make sure you’re getting that hip through and transferring your weight and driving that ball with as much speed as possible,” Costello said. “If it’s one of the cones in the back, turning those hips real quick and pushing back, so the movements are similar to tennis, so you’re getting a little bit of quickness, foot work, agility work, but also reactionary work, too.” Bring the medicine ball to one side with your knees bent, and load from the leg closest to the ball while driving the ball with as much speed as possible into the wall, Costello said.

Tiafoe already has his fans in the county where he was born and raised. In College Park, dozens of players gathered at the Junior Tennis Champions Center to ...

“Especially coming in the week where the youth of Prince George’s County have been put on a curfew,” Clair said. Within minutes, the echoes and thumps of tennis strokes filled the tent, and Akli went back to work. Akli, a star athlete from Togo who moved to the United States to coach tennis, met Tiafoe when he was a kid and felt a bond with his Sierra Leonean family from the start. He’d text Tiafoe his congratulations after class, he said, but there were no plans to toast the victory yet. After the match ended, JTCC staff quickly put away the folding chairs and rolled carts of tennis balls back onto the courts. The tennis center crowd mirrored the partisan atmosphere in New York, gasping when a Rublev lob landed in by inches and whooping when Tiafoe ventured to the net to finish points with a deft volley — the same as the ones they’d been on the receiving end of so many times in practice. He was finishing work at a Riverdale bar Wednesday afternoon when a man came in and asked the bartender to flip to the U.S. Kouznetsov, who now coaches private tennis lessons in D.C., was on the highway when he caught a glimpse of his former student’s score on his phone. A staff member told the younger kids in front to stand up and cheer so ESPN could pipe in a reaction shot. Cheers broke out when Tiafoe finally clinched the match with a searing ace. A long climb up the ranks of professional tennis followed. He played daily, running over to the adjacent court to mimic older players after his age-group lessons finished, and told his dad by age 6 that he wanted to be the best player to leave the club.