Europe Wins Inaugural Laver Cup 15-9 in Prague (September 24, 2017) Dramatic to the end, the inaugural Laver Cup came down to the last – and arguably best – of the competition’s dozen matches as Roger Federer fought back to beat Nick Kyrgios 4-6 … [Read more...]
Washington Kastles Hand the New York Empire First Loss of Season, 24-23
Washington Kastles Hand the New York Empire First Loss of Season, 24-23 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 18, 2017) – Mardy Fish of the New York Empire (2-1) pushed the Washington Kastles’ (1-1) Frances Tiafoe as close to the edge as he could, but Tiafoe’s … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek – Frances Tiafoe Profiled on Tuesday’s REAL SPORTS on HBO
REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL, debuts TUESDAY, JUNE 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO (Frances Tiafoe speaking with Mary Carillo photo courtesy of HBO) *American Dream. It has been 14 years since an American man hoisted a … [Read more...]
Day 1 of the US Open – In Their Own Words
U.S. OPEN Monday, August 29, 2016 Roberta Vinci Press Conference R. VINCI/A. Friedsam 6-2, 6-4 THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. The great memories from last year, if you could just talk about do you still carry those with you? … [Read more...]
US Players go 10-13 on Day 1 of the US Open
Embed from Getty Images (August 29, 2016) FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY -Thirty-nine players are representing the United States are playing in the US Open this year. Americans went 10-13 on day one of the US Open with a few five-set struggles for seeded … [Read more...]
The Road to the US Open Begins This Weekend at the BB&T Atlanta Open
By Herman Wood (July 24, 2015)ATLANTA, Georgia - The road to the US Open starts in Atlanta with the BB&T Atlanta Open this weekend with qualifying. The BB&T is a ATP World Tour 250 event, with a 28 player singles and 16 player doubles … [Read more...]
United States Tennis Association Media Conference with USTA French Open Wild Cards Louisa Chirico and Frances Tiafoe
United States Tennis Association Media Conference Transcript May 11, 2015 Louisa Chirico Frances Tiafoe THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to today's teleconference. Joining us today on the line are Frances Tiafoe and Louisa Chirico, … [Read more...]
Teenager Frances Tiafoe Claims USTA French Open Wild Card
(May 2, 2015) Frances Tiafoe, 17, of College Park, Md., will make his Grand Slam main draw debut after earning a main draw wild card into the French Open by winning the 2015 Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge. Tiafoe, who turned pro in … [Read more...]