No. 1 seed Frances Tiafoe smashed 21 aces without a double fault to defeat British qualifier Daniel Evans 6-7 (10), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in two hours and 39 minutes in the second round of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
Day 4 at the ATP 250 event in Almaty will feature the conclusion of the second round, with several exciting matches in prospect between some high-level players, including Tomas Machac, who reached the semifinals in Shanhgai last week beating Carlos Alcaraz on the way, taking on home hope Beibit Zhukayev, who has impressed so far this week.
Aryna Sabalenka and Frances Tiafoe were among four players to be announced for the 2025 Brisbane International, which will be played during the opening week of the new season.
In the Astana Open Round of 16 on Thursday, No. 15-ranked Frances Tiafoe takes on No. 180 Daniel Evans. Tiafoe is favored (-300) in this matchup, compared to the underdog Evans, who is +225.
The final tournament of the Asian swing will take place at the 2024 Almaty Open from October 14th to 20th, and the draw for the ATP 250 event has been unveiled.
The 2024 Belgrade Open is one of the final two ATP 250 tournaments of the season, and the entry list has been released. Running from November 3rd to 9th, the Belgrade Open and the Moselle Open in France take place the week before the ATP Finals.
Following a tirade with a chair umpire at the Shanghai Masters on Monday, Frances Tiafoe later issued an apology via social media. Tiafoe, 26, ranked No.
Tiafoe, who was a semifinalist at the U.S. Open this year, is subject to a fine for his behavior.
The World No. 17 suffered a third-round, three-set loss to Roman Safiullin at the Shanghai Masters 1000.
American tennis star Frances Tiafoe fell to 27-year-old Russian Roman Safiullin the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000 in three sets on Tuesday and he was not pleased with a controversial decision by the chair umpire late in the match.
The Washington Commanders’ surprising start to the season has fans everywhere hyped, including tennis standout Frances Tiafoe.
The 2024 Almaty Open will be held from October 14th to 20th, and the prize money distribution has been revealed for the event in Kazakhstan. Two European indoor tournaments are being held during the same week in Antwerp and Stockholm.
Team World needed just one win after Ben Shelton‘s epic victory in singles to defend the Laver Cup. In the third match on Sunday (September 22) however, Alexander Zverev made a brilliant comeback to win the match against Frances Tiafoe inside Uber Arena in Berlin and kept Team Europe’s hopes alive.
Frances Tiafoe’s New York magic once again couldn’t quite carry him to the US Open title. After a heartbreaking five-set loss in the semifinals in 2022 and a tough quarterfinal loss in 2023, Tiafoe came up just one set short of the final Sunday yet again in 2024, falling to fellow American and childhood friend Taylor Fritz, 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-1.
An American man will be in a grand slam final for the first time since 2009.
An American male will play for the U.S. Open singles title for the first time since 2006.
Frances Tiafoe reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open is becoming an annual occurrence. The American and Hyattsville, Maryland native is heading to the final eight of the US Open for the third consecutive year.
No. 20 seed Frances Tiafoe avenged his loss to No. 13 Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open quarterfinals last year, outlasting his fellow American 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 on Friday in a thrilling third-round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The third round starts on Friday, Day 5 at the 2024 US Open. Eight exciting matches means eight players will find themselves moving onto the second week.
Frances Tiafoe finally reached his first masters final as just Jannik Sinner stood in the way of glory. In the end it was a step too far for Tiafoe, yet it will still go down as a welcome week of progress for a player who has been suffering lately.
Frances Tiafoe let loose some emotion at the Cincinnati Open.
Trailing 3-1 in the first set, Frances Tiafoe won six consecutive games en route to a 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Tuesday in the first round of the Cincinnati Open.
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