American Frances Tiafo on Monday defeated four-time champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the US Open to enter her second Grand Slam. Today we will discuss about Frances Tiafoe: Twin brother| High School| Bio.
Frances Tiafoe: Twin brother| High School| Bio
Francis Tiafo Jr. (/tiˈɑːfoʊ/ tee-AH-foh;[2] born January 20, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranks Tiafo highly as number one. In 24 singles, on 8 August 2022, and No. 160 in doubles on November 1, 2021. Tiafo won his first and only ATP title at the 2018 Delray Beach Open, becoming the youngest American man to win the tournament on the ATP Tour since Andy Roddick in 2002.
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Born | January 20, 1998 Hyattsville, Maryland, US |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Wayne Ferreira |
| Prize money | US$ 6,162,700 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 127–137 (48.1%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (August 8, 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 26 (August 31, 2022)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2019) |
| French Open | 2R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2022) |
| US Open | QF (2022) |
Twin brother
The world is well aware of Frances Tiafoe. Currently ranked 52nd, the 21-year-old won his first ATP title last February at Delray Beach. He has rocked American tennis with his meteoric rise, and many eyes will be on him at next week’s US Open.
But Francis has a twin brother, Franklin, who is trying to make his place as well.
“I want to be known as Franklin Tiafoe, not as Frances’ brother,” he told Baseline. Franklin has played a handful of ITF professional tournaments so far. (Photo courtesy of Franklin Tiafo)
The story of Tiafoe has been heard before. Although the brothers’ mother and father were in the U.S. met in , both were born in Sierra Leone. His father, Frances Tiafoe Sr., comes from a wealthy family, and was a successful politician, and his mother, Alfina Camara, comes from a large, modest family. Francis Sr. was able to come to America several times before making a permanent move.
High school
Tiafo made his ATP Tour main draw debut at age 16 after being given a wildcard by his home tournament, the 2014 Citi Open in Washington, DC. He lost to Evgeny Donskoy in his first career tour-level match. [16] At the 2014 US Open, Tiafo received a wildcard in the qualifying draw but lost to 11th seed Tatsuma Ito. In the doubles tournament, he was awarded a wildcard in the main draw with Michael Momoh. The two teenagers achieved their first career victories at ATP level in the first round, defeating veterans Viktor Estrella Burgos and Temuraz Gabashvili before losing in the second round. In March 2015, he won his first professional title by winning the ITF Futures tournament at Bakersfield. The following month he officially turned pro. [18]
Bio
Francis Tiafoe was born on 20 January 1998 to his twin brother Franklin, in Maryland to Constant (better known as Francis Sr.) Tiafo and Alfina Kamara, immigrants from Sierra Leone. His father immigrated to the United States in 1993, while his mother joined him in 1996 to survive the civil war in his country. In 1999, his father began working as a daily wage worker on a construction team that built the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland. When the facility was completed, he was hired as an on-site custodian and given an additional office to reside at the center. Francis and Franklin stayed at the center with their father five days a week for the next 11 years. He took advantage of his living conditions to start playing tennis regularly at the age of 4. When she was not working the night shift as a nurse, she stayed with her mother.
