Frances Tiafoe, by defeating Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the US Open, has achieved probably the most significant victory of his tennis career. In the post-match press conference, he talked about the enormous impact that the Williams sisters have had on his career.

Serena Williams, the 40-year-old tennis legend, is arguably the greatest female tennis player of all time. With her success story, she has inspired numerous athletes, including Tiafoe, to pursue his dreams.

Frances Tiafoe credits the Williams sisters for his development

The crowd at the Arthur Ashe Stadium flared up as Tiafoe, 24, defeated Rafael Nadal in the fourth round. After his massive victory, he talked about how Serena Williams influenced his belief that he could make it as a tennis player.

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He said, “Yeah, obviously the GOAT, Serena Williams. She’s definitely the reason why I think I can do the things that I’m doing. Like when I’m younger, the reason I said to my dad that I can be a professional tennis player is seeing her and Venus battle each other.”

Tiafoe believes Serena is in the same category of ‘GOAT’ athletes as Mijchael Jordan, Tom Brady and Tiger Woods in their respective sports. He said, “She changed the game forever. As I said earlier, when you say her name, you say, Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan. She’s on a different stratosphere.”

While everyone was celebrating his historic victory over Nadal, the hoodie Tiafoe wore after the match caught everyone’s attention. The American tennis player was spotted wearing a customized hoodie. It had all of Serena Williams’ 39 Grand Slam titles and also the years she won them emblazoned on its back. While the word ‘GOAT’ (Greatest Of All Time) was written on the front.

Tiafoe’s stunning performance against Rafael Nadal

In the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday, American Frances Tiafoe defeated second seed Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3. It is probably the best game of his career. Nadal lost in a major before the quarter-final stage, for the first time this year as he tried to chase a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam triumph.

The American tennis player, Tiafoe stunned the Spaniard Rafa Nadal in front of a feisty home crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He arrived at the tournament with full certainty that he could pull off a significant victory. The American played splendidly right away from the start of the match and combined some fearless attacking tennis.

Tiafoe will play against Russian Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals of the US Open.

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