Frances Tiafoe has joined the ranks of the top ten players in men's tennis, following in the footsteps of Arthur Ashe and James Blake, after securing his third career title at Stuttgart yesterday, Sunday. The player survived a match point in the tiebreak of the third set before defeating German Jan-Lennard Struff with scores of 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, marking his first title on grass courts ahead of the Wimbledon tournament next month.
Tiafoe expressed that he will never forget reaching the tenth position, stating, "I am very emotional, and it's because of what happened to someone like me and my story and everything. I'm a person who was not supposed to do half of what I have done." He added, "Now when talking about my name, it can be said that it is among the top 10 players in the world, so that's something hard to expect from me, and I will remember that for a lifetime, and I hope to maintain this for as long as possible."
Tiafoe has succeeded in winning titles on all surfaces, having previously won the Houston title on clay earlier this year, as well as the Delray Beach championship on hard courts in 2018.
