Frances Tiafoe made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the age of 16 after being granted a wildcard by his home tournament. Check it out here.
Frances Tiafoe : Prediction | Wife cancer | Brother
The son of Sierra Leonean immigrants, Tiafoe was raised at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC), a USTA regional training center in Maryland, where his father worked as the head of maintenance.
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Frances Tiafoe
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| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Residence | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Born | January 20, 1998 Hyattsville, Maryland, US |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
His unique background and success as a teenager led him to be widely regarded as a great prospect to become one of the next American tennis stars.
At 15, Tiafoe won the 2013 Orange Bowl, the tournament’s youngest-ever boys’ singles champion. At 17, he became the youngest American in the main draw of the French Open since Michael Chang in 1989.
As a teenager, he won the US Junior National Championship and enjoyed success on the ATP Challenger Tour, reaching nine finals and winning four titles.
Prediction
Frances Tiafoe has yet to drop a set in New York, though, the level of competition drastically jumps up as he takes on 22x Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal.
The Spaniard, on the hunt for his fifth US Open title, has had a few hiccups through the first three rounds.
That said, what Nadal does better than anyone is compete. The crowd should provide both players with fantastic energy, but I see Nadal locking in when it matters most.
World No. 11 Andrey Rublev will take on home favorite Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the 2022 US Open on Wednesday.
Tiafoe drew first blood in the seventh game of the opening set to go 4-3 up. After another couple of games, he clinched the set by serving it out with ease. Nadal responded by taking the second set to level the match. This was the first set dropped by the American in the tournament.
Frances Tiafoe wife cancer
Frances and Ayan Broomfield are reportedly in a relationship but are not yet married.
Ayan was said to have been diagnosed with some form of cancer but is yet to publicly disclose any details. Frances has also never publicly addressed the rumors either.
Nonetheless, the young athlete is striving to achieve many accolades in women’s tennis, particularly in the doubles events where she seems to have specialized.
And Tiafoe’s win left many fans surprised – not least Broomfield, the girlfriend of the world no.26.
She was spotted looking completely stunned as Tiafoe sealed the victory at Flushing Meadows.
Cameras caught her expression of open-mouthed disbelief at the end of the game as Tiafoe wowed the home crowd.
Tiafoe Brother
Franklin Tiafoe ( Brother of Frances Tiafoe ) is also a tennis player. He was a student at DeMatha High School in Maryland and then played one year of college tennis at Salisbury University. In 2021, Franklin joined the Howard University Tennis program as a volunteer coach.
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| Father Name | Frances Sr |
| Mother Name | Alphina Kamara |
| Siblings | Not Known |
| Children | Not Known |
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| Source Of Income | Tennis Player |
| Appeared As | Tennis Player |
Franklin highest world rankings by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) are No. 25 in men’s singles, on 2 May 2022; and No. 160 in doubles, on 1 November 2021.
He turned pro in 2015 and plays right-handed (two-handed backhand). He has prize money of US$ 5,707,396.