Frances Tiafoe is ready to produce his best tennis at the US Open.
The 27-year-old thrives on playing in front of electric crowds, and that’s exactly what he will experience at his home Grand Slam.
The world number 12 has reached two Grand Slam semi-finals in his career and both have come at the US Open.
Frances Tiafoe usually saves his best performances for when he competes on home soil, and he aims to light up the 2025 US Open.
Frances Tiafoe delivers a positive fitness update ahead of the US Open
Tiafoe began the North American hard court swing by reaching the Citi Open quarter-finals Citi Open quarterfinals.
The American then travelled to Toronto where he reached the last 16 and while trailing 4-6, 1-3 to Holger Rune in Cincinnati, Tiafoe retired from the match due to injury.
But any concerns with his injury have now been lifted after he delivered a positive fitness update ahead of the US Open.
“I know every year has been different. That was the first year I actually played well before coming into the Open, like the couple weeks leading up,” Tiafoe told reporters.
“Basically, I am feeling healthy. I’m feeling good. I think it is basically a matter of I played a couple good matches in Cincinnati. I had to obviously pull out.
“I’m feeling better day by day. Feeling better and better. Close to 100%. If I’m 100%, how I feel out here competing, I’m gonna be straight, I’m gonna be good, exactly where I want to be. I’ve had so many good memories of this place. It’s like second nature.”
Who will Frances Tiafoe play at the US Open?
Tiafoe will commence his US Open campaign on Monday against Yoshihito Nishioka, who is currently on a fourth-match losing streak.
They have played one another on five previous occasions, with Tiafoe winning three of those meetings.
In fact, Tiafoe claimed their first three matches, but the Japanese player has the edge in their most recent battles.
Nishioka won their 2024 Atlanta Open quarter-final in straight sets, before he came from a set down to beat Tiafoe at the Dallas Open this season.
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