Rafael Nadal of Spain and Frances Tiafoe of the United States embrace at the net following their quarterfinal match Tuesday night at the Australian Open. It was Tiafoe’s first time in a Grand Slam quarterfinal, as well as his first career meeting with the hard-hitting Nadal. And it served as a telling benchmark — for how far Tiafoe has come in the past year, and how far he has yet to go to join the ranks of the game’s elite. Nadal, the far more seasoned player, dominated him in every facet of the game, while Tiafoe’s frustration grew. They are there — Frances here in quarterfinal; Stefanos in semifinals.”Read more:Frances Tiafoe channels LeBron James with his celebrations at Australian OpenFrom 2014: An improbable tennis prodigy

Source: Washington Post January 22, 2019 12:15 UTC