How Frances Tiafoe went from sleeping at a tennis center to the US Open quarterfinals
By Ben Church, CNN
Updated 0912 GMT (1712 HKT) September 7, 2022
Frances Tiafoe celebrates a point against Rafael Nadal at the 2022 US Open.(CNN)After stunning 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal to reach the US Open quarterfinal on Monday, Frances Tiafoe threw his racket on the floor and covered his face in amazement.
The 24-year-old simply stood there soaking up the atmosphere created by a raucous Arthur Ashe Stadium.It felt like a seminal moment in the American's career; a culmination of hard work and raw talent which has long been heralded as the potential future of men's tennis in the country. Expectations of Tiafoe have been high for a long time and the world No.26 is now looking more than comfortable on the sport's biggest stage.');$vidEndSlate.removeClass('video__end-slate--inactive').addClass('video__end-slate--active');}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true)? true: false;var configObj = {thumb: 'none',video: 'sports/2015/08/30/tiafoe-future-tennis-champion-nichols-pkg.cnn',width: '100%',height: '100%',section: 'international',profile: 'expansion',network: 'cnn',markupId: 'body-text_7',theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: 'const-article-inpage',frameWidth: '100%',frameHeight: '100%',posterImageOverride:
