“The little things”: They can be hard to describe, but no one doubts that those tiny details can decide a match, a tournament and a season. #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe and his coach Robby Ginepri both admit that Tiafoe, who won his maiden ATP World Tour title last month at the Delray Beach Open, is handling “the little things” better than in the past. Ginepri, however, doesn't struggle to conjure up an example of how Tiafoe used to goof the specifics of his professional life, you know, “little things”, such as remembering to bring your racquets to practice. A year before Tiafoe triumphed in South Florida, Ginepri wanted to test his player's growing maturity, kind of like how parents test...
With the Top 32 seeds having a bye, the focus is on a host of tantalising first-round showdowns at the BNP Paribas Open. Frances Tiafoe v Ernesto Escobedo Fresh from his maiden ATP World Tour title at the Delray Beach Open, #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe will carry an abundance of confidence into his first FedExATP Head2Head meeting with 21-year-old countryman Ernesto Escobedo. The pair has clashed twice before at ATP Challenger Tour level, with Escobedo winning both in a third-set tie-break. However, both matches were in 2016 and Tiafoe has since surged up the ATP Rankings to No. 64, with Escobedo currently at No. 117. The 20-year-old Tiafoe defeated #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov, Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung and...
Watch highlights of the 2018 Delray Beach Open final, featuring Frances Tiafoe capturing his first ATP World Tour title over Peter Gojowczyk. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
No. 61 Frances Tiafoe, +30 The 20-year-old won his first ATP World Tour title at the Delray Beach Open, beating Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk in Sunday’s final. Tiafoe toppled second seed Juan Martin del Potro, reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung and fellow #NextGenATP contender Denis Shapovalov to reach the championship match. Tiafoe becomes the youngest American to win an ATP World Tour title since 2002, when a 19-year-old Andy Roddick won his fifth ATP World Tour crown (Houston). The #NextGenATP American rises 30 places to No. 61 in the ATP Rankings, one place shy of his career-best mark. Read & Watch Highlights. No. 18 (Career High) Diego Schwartzman, +5 Schwartzman breaks into the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings...
Two weeks ago, Frances Tiafoe hadn't reached an ATP World Tour quarter-final. Now he's an ATP World Tour titlist. The 20-year-old right-hander became the youngest American to win an ATP World Tour title since 19-year-old Andy Roddick at 2002 Houston, and he had to take the hard route to his maiden trophy. Tiafoe beat Aussie Matthew Ebden, who had beaten him earlier this year, then childhood idol and World No. 10 Juan Martin del Potro and Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung. In the semi-finals, the #NextGenATP American beat #NextGenATP Denis Shapovalov, and in Sunday's final, Tiafoe outplayed 2017 Metz titlist Peter Gojowczyk of Germany. After his triumph, Tiafoe talked with ATPWorldTour.com about the career accomplishment. How does it feel to...
