Francis Tiafoe Reflects on Recent Struggles
From 15 tournaments played since the beginning of 2024, Tiafoe has won two matches in a row only in two of them. As a result, in the last six months, he has dropped in the rankings from 16th to the 30th place.
Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead
«Just this week last year, I was 10th in the world, and now I barely made it into the seeding at Wimbledon. I was losing to players who were not as strong — it’s unpleasant for me to say, but I’ll be honest.
I took what was happening for granted and became too relaxed. You stop enjoying the game and find yourself in a strange position. And then you almost forget what you did to win.
But this is a game. It’s all about how quickly you can bounce back from this. There is always light at the end of the tunnel. Either you try to find it through small victories, or you continue to feel sorry for yourself and play the victim, and then everything becomes even bleaker,» Tiafoe said.
Resilience on Display
In the first round, the American made a comeback from 0-2 sets down against Italian Matteo Arnaldi.
