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‘This Is Love’ – Frances Tiafoe Absolutely Cherishes Jayson Tatum’s Moving Message for Bradley Beal

Published 06/11/2022, 6:30 AM EDT

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Frances Tiafoe is one of the most promising players on the tour. However, apart from tennis, Tiafoe also has a second love, basketball. The Maryland Native reportedly has the biggest NBA jersey collection on the tour. However, he has a certain level of inclination towards the Washington Wizards.

Like other fans, Tiafoe also has an emotional connection with the game. Especially with the players of the Washington Wizards. Recently, Tiafoe cherished an emotional message from Jayson Tatum to Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal.

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Frances Tiafoe loves Jayson’s emotional message to Bradley

Jayson Tatum and Bradley Beal have known each other since childhood. As per reports, Beal even babysat Tatum. Jumping back to the present, both the players are two of the most prominent basketball players. However, despite reaching the ultimate heights, the 24-year-old Jayson Tatum hasn’t forgotten his 28-year-old ‘Big Brother’ Bradley Beal.

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Recently, expressing his love and affection towards Beal, Tatum recorded a video message, which was shown to Beal during an interview. As expected by many, the message left Bradley in an emotional state.

Appreciating the message, Bradley said, “That speaks volumes of his character and just who he (Jayson Tatum) is.” ” …I commend him. I salute that, because he’s becoming the face of the league right in front of us,” he further added.

Being an admirer of the game, Tiafoe praised the two. Taking no time, Tiafoe took to his Instagram, uploading a story. The story featured Bradley listening to Tatum’s video message. Expressing his fondness towards the act, he captioned the story “This is love.”

Tiafoe to get in the shoes of Naomi Osaka at this year’s Wimbledon

After failing to mark his presence on the clay courts, Frances Tiafoe is now gearing up for the grass court season. Keeping up with his preparations, the American is looking to have a successful outing at Wimbledon. However, apart from his game, Tiafoe’s gear will have an interesting change. The 24-year-old will be wearing Naomi Osaka’s shoes at the 2022 Wimbledon.

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A few days ago, he took to Instagram to make the announcement via a story. He wrote, “Super pumped to start wearing Naomi Osaka’s shoe. Gonna start rocking it, come Wimbledon. She is my home girl. Show her love and I can’t wait to start rocking it.” 

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Looking at the past performances of Tiafoe at Wimbledon, his best result has been reaching the third round twice. Will the change in gear make any difference for Tiafoe this year? Let us know in the comments.

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Ahmar Wasif

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Ahmar Wasif is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. He is a national level tennis player and has a number of titles to his name. His experience on the court allows him to incorporate a deeper understanding in his coverage of the sport.
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Tony Thomas