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‘Keep Rafa’s Name Out of Your F**King Mouth’- American ATP Star Brutally Bashed for Insulting the Tennis Legend, Rafael Nadal

Published 01/13/2023, 11:54 AM EST

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The tennis community has shown Frances Tiafoe a lot of respect and admiration for his remarkable performances in the previous season. However, his recent advertisement is something that did not impress tennis fans. The American tennis player was recently in an advertisement video that hailed him as the next tennis superstar. The advertisement was also shared on social media while mentioning the name of the Spanish tennis legend, Rafael Nadal.

The previous season’s US Open was full of surprises and outstanding performances for the tennis community. The fans witnessed one such performance when the American youngster outclassed the 22-time singles Grand Slam champion in the event. Since then, the entire tennis community has lavishly praised Tiafoe. Notably, he was recently featured in an advertisement video that hailed him as the next tennis superstar.

Fans slams Frances Tiafoe’s advertisement, mentioning the Spaniard, Rafael Nadal

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The controversial tennis ad depicted Tiafoe as the next superstar, and it is Nadal who best knows about it. The tennis community took note of the advertisement and saw that as a huge ‘disrespect’ towards the 22-time singles Grand Slam champion. Additionally, many fans responded in social media by criticizing Tiafoe for his advertisement.

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However, it also mentioned the name of the Spanish tennis legend while pointing toward their US Open match, where Tiafoe claimed the victory. The advertisement was shared on social media with the caption, “I’M HIM.” “The next tennis superstar is already here. Just ask Rafael Nadal😉”

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It further praised the American, “@FTiafoe is ALWAYS on his grind & the results speak for themselves 🎾”

Tennis fans, particularly Rafa fans, were unhappy about the Ad. Consequently, Tiafoe faced a lot of criticism and backlash for featuring in that advertisement video. Notably, one of the fans said, “If this ad is about Tiafoe, Stick to him. Don’t use Rafa’s name. Not Nice”

Another fan slammed the advertisement by saying that it was Alcaraz who won the title and not Tiafoe. The fan said, “If the post is referring to the USO I have to ask when players promotion will stop relying in some random win over legends but with no final results, the title was in the end taken by Alcaraz, so USO it was mainly about Alcaraz victory. “

Other fans reacted in a similar way. One fan Tweeted, “Keep Rafa’s name out of your fecking mouth!”

 

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Anurag Gusain

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Anurag Gusain is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Bachelor’s degree in English from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University. Being a huge tennis fan, he enjoys watching superstar Rafael Nadal play.
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Tony Thomas