"You know, I’m not going to sugarcoat it," Frances Tiafoe tells me just a few days before his first match in this year's Australian Open. "Straight up. I want to do this." This, according to the American tennis pro, is his dream of winning his first major championship. "I want to do it not just for me, but for my family, my partners, and for all the people who think they don’t have the chance," he says. "I’m not going to lie to you and make it sound fly. It’s just one goal."
The 25-year-old has already achieved some massive victories. He defeated tennis legend Rafael Nadal in a stunning upset at the 2022 U.S. Open. Then, he battled for five hours with eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz in an explosive semifinal that signaled the arrival of the sport's next generation of stars. Tiafoe will have another career-changing opportunity on January 14 at the Australian Open, which he'll enter as one the top 20 men’s tennis players in the world.
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