Frances Tiafoe’s rise in the world of tennis has been a swift one. The native of College Park, Maryland first gained notoriety when he became the youngest boys singles champion in Orange Bowl history at just 15 years old – a feat that not even Roger Federer or John McEnroe achieved.
When he was 16, he was profiled in the Washington Post in a piece that labeled him an an “improbable tennis prodigy” and described his life being raised by parents who escaped civil war-torn Sierra Leone.
Since then, Tiafoe’s star has continued to shine.