Tiafoe lost a classic in the round of 16, then found the silver lining.
Then Frances Tiafoe reached the interview room and seemed a notch more buoyant than bummed. He felt certain of his continued upswing. He answered questions about his rarefied sense of on-court humor. He came across as perfectly 24 — a tour veteran and a pup in tennis years all at once.“Just a hell of a battle,” he said.
It’s clear after 25 entries in Grand Slam tournaments that Tiafoe craves the next rung, which would be routine presence in the second weeks of the major brackets. He said so the other day: “I want more.” He has been to four fourth rounds, winning one.
“He’s giving a nice, formal handshake,” Tiafoe said. “I thought it was funny. ... That calmed me down. After that, it was war.”
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