Frances Tiafoe is at the moment quantity 18 however 2025 needs to be a 12 months of additional ascent within the rankings for the 26-year-old American tennis participant, who in December was additionally the protagonist of an exhibition in Charlotte in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz.
And alongside his expectations for the brand new 12 months, he spoke exactly of Carlitos and Jannik Sinner, on the eve of his seasonal debut which can happen on the ATP 250 match in Brisbane.
Tiafoe, on the eve of his debut, additionally let himself go to some concerns on the present state of tennis which in 2024 has seen all of the Slams received by simply two gamers, Sinner and Alcaraz.
“Even though Jannik and Carlos had an incredible season, the American tennis player analyzed, there is no clear winner, no matter what event you talk about,” he stated.
Sinner and Alcaraz© @giovannipelazzo X account
Tiafoe, who reached the semifinals within the final Slam performed in New York after which misplaced to countryman Taylor Fritz, then added: “Anyone today can aspire to big titles on the circuit. We have a completely different vision of the Tour. The game is open.
Sinner and Alcaraz have held a very high level, Novak Djokovic is coming back and I still think there are opportunities for him. There is no clear winner, no matter what event you talk about. This has been proven many times.”
In Brisbane, the American tennis participant is seeded quantity 4 within the match that opens the Australian season and can face the house participant Adam Walton within the first spherical in a wild card draw. Within the second spherical he may then meet the younger Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
We recall Alcaraz received the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships, in 2024, in addition to the silver medal on the Paris Olympics. Sinner received the Australian Open, US Open and ATP Finals, changing into ATP No.1 for the primary time in his profession. Nonetheless, the Italian can also be dealing with the Clostebol doping scandal: the ultimate verdict is not going to arrive earlier than March 2025. As I stated above, Tiafoe acquired the semifinal on the US Open, shedding in opposition to his countryman Fritz.
