Frances Tiafoe appears to be one of tennis’ rising stars, as he showed the world in the second round of the Australian Open, when he upset fifth-seeded Kevin Anderson on Monday.
The 20-year-old Tiafoe showed a ton of resolve for a young American in Australia, losing the first set, but going on to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. Winning three consecutive sets against Anderson, who has a massive serve, and has beaten the likes of Roger Federer recently, is no easy task.
And he celebrated appropriately as well. Tiafoe flexed his bicep as a tribute to LeBron James after the match was over.
Frances Tiafoe celebrates knocking off 5th seeded Kevin Anderson pic.twitter.com/DHctUidICu
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He later confirmed it was indeed a tribute during a post-match interview with ESPN.
“I’m a massive LeBron [James] fan, and I always see him do it. I was like ‘If I ever have a moment where I can do it, I’m going to do it, too.’ So I had to bring it out,” Tiafoe explained.
We’ll see if he can continue his magical run, with more celebrations possibly to come.
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