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Frances Tiafoe, who reached a career-high ranking of 29 in the world in 2019, talks about being coached by South African Wayne Ferreira and getting back to his best after injury. | Sport24news

The 24-year-old, born in the US but whose parents hail from Sierra Leone, outlines his desire to get more black people playing tennis and being inspired by the Williams sisters.

He also explores what it will take to crack the ATP top 10 and the gains he’s been making from a mental and physical standpoint as he readies himself for Miami Open’s third round.It’s been a good partnership so far. . I wanted someone who was older than me as a coach and has had the experience of playing tennis at a high level for x amount of time. Wayne is a good vet guy who is one of the legends of the sport. . Wayne is hard on me and is very serious in terms of how I approach the game.

) and if I can put my head down, string some results together and really make a push I know I can get there. Right now, it’s more about being back after injury and playing matches. I want to get into the swing of things again, peak and play great tennis really soon. That’s my short-term goal but long-term I want to have a top 10 finish. I have already played a lot of great tennis and beaten a lot of tough guys.

In part two next week, Tiafoe talks about where he stands on the GOAT debate, what it meant to him to win the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award and the inspiration behind his shirt-ripping celebration...

 

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