If you witnessed Frances Tiafoe play at Flushing Meadows last night, you must’ve been in the same awe as the spectators present in the Grandstand. That’s how impactful Tiafoe makes his presence on the court. But things were not always smooth for the American. He started playing tennis on the same courts that his father – an immigrant from Sierra Leone – helped build as a member of the construction crew. Ever since then, he has worked toward chasing the pursuit of greatness in the predominantly white sport. And being a trailblazer as an athlete of color, he believes, “ They [the next generation] see themselves in me, in the sport, and they want to get behind me. Hopefully I am able to get that done.”

Tiafoe, for his part, on several occasions inspired young talents not only through his on

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