Both first-round and second-round matches will be played on Wednesday at the ATP 500 event in Vienna. Frances Tiafoe, Matteo Berrettini, Tommy Paul, and Brandon Nakashima are among those in action. Here are my picks for two of Wednesday’s best matchups. Frances Tiafoe vs. Matteo BerrettiniTiafoe and Berrettini will be facing each other for the…
Stan Wawrinka, at 39 years of age, has become the oldest player to reach the last eight of the Nordic Open in Stockholm, Sweden when he defeated Alejandro Davidovic Fokina 6-4 3-6 7-5 after battling with the Spaniard for two-hours and 12-minutes. “I’m super happy to get through this match; it was a tough opponent…
Getty Images Second-round action in Almaty concludes on Thursday, when Frances Tiafoe begins his week against familiar foe Dan Evans. Adrian Mannarino and Aleksandar Vukic are also aiming for a place in the quarterfinals. (1) Frances Tiafoe vs. Dan Evans Tiafoe and Evans will be squaring off for–surprisingly–the 10th time in their careers when they…
Frances Tiafoe was hit with two late time violations during his 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) loss to Roman Safiullin in round three of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. The first one came with the American serving at 5-5, 0-30 in the third set. Tiafoe got up to the line in plenty of time but started…
Frances Tiafoe has expressed remorse and apologized for his blistering rant at the umpire after losing at the 2024 Shanghai Masters. The American is often a fan favorite at tournaments he plays at, not just at U.S. events. That is due to his watchable game, regularly producing outstanding winners during his matches. Tiafoe’s best level…
It hasn’t been a good day for the Tokyo Open seeds with three big names going out, namely the former champion and this year’s top seed, Taylor Fritz plus Stefanos Tsitsipas and Frances Tiafoe. I have a lot of confidence. Being here and knowing the situations I have come through in this exact stadium, in…
Seeds Frances Tiafoe and Holger Rune will contest their opening matches in Tokyo on Thursday, and neither has an easy draw. Tiafoe is facing fellow American Brandon Nakashima, while Rune awaits Alejandro Tabilo.(7) Frances Tiafoe vs. Brandon Nakashima In this battle of Americans, U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe will take on the resurgent Brandon Nakashima as…
Team World needs only a split of the last four Laver Cup matches and they will turn to Ben Shelton in both singles and doubles to begin the final day. Shelton faces Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s first singles rubber. Daniil Medvedev (EUR) vs. Ben Shelton (WOR) If Shelton and Frances Tiafoe win the opening doubles…
Getty Images Frances Tiafoe gave Team World a 4-2 lead at the Laver Cup when he knocked off Team Europe’s Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 in Saturday’s first singles rubber at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany. Tiafoe, a semifinalist at the U.S. Open earlier this month, caught fire in the second set and the super-tiebreaker…
Getty Images The Laver Cup is all tied up at 2-2 heading into Saturday, so either Daniil Medvedev or Frances Tiafoe will give his team the lead in the early afternoon. Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton are also taking the court in Berlin.Carlos Alcaraz (EUR) vs. Ben Shelton (WOR)In the early stages of his career,…
