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9 Months After His ‘Big Sis’ Shout-Out, Frances Tiafoe Receives Inspiring Message From Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian as He Scripts American Tennis History

Published 06/19/2023, 6:47 AM EDT

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Frances Tiafoe has made his way into the top 10 in the ATP rankings for the first time in his career. This is a major accomplishment for the young American tennis player who has been steadily improving over the past few years. Tiafoe has been working hard, and his dedication and determination have certainly paid off. Now, he’s garnering the attention of the entire tennis world, including his idol Serena Williams’ husband.

After his massive achievement, he was greeted with best wishes from all his close ones, including his long-time girlfriend Ayan Broomfield. Another well-wisher who reached out to Frances to send him the best was Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian. Alexis posted a sweet message for Tiafoe on social media congratulating him on his amazing accomplishment professionally.

Alexis Ohanian sends best wishes to Frances Tiafoe on making his way into the top 10

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Tiafoe has had a number of impressive victories over the past few years, including wins against some of the top players in the world. He has also shown a lot of resilience and determination in his matches, often coming back from behind to win. But being counted in the top 10 players in the ATP rankings beats all other achievements.

After adding this achievement to his crown, he received a lot of love from his fans around the world. One message that stood out was from Alexis Ohanian. Alexis went ahead and tweeted in praise of the American tennis star, congratulating him and wishing him the best. His tweet read, “Congrats @FTiafoe. Proud of you. Keep building!

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Tiafoe and Serena Williams share a strong bond with each other. This is why Alexis made sure to reach out to the up-and-coming tennis star and emcourage him to aim for more.

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Frances Tiafoe gave a shout-out to Serena Williams during her farewell tournament

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Frances and the Williams sisters share the same agent. This is one of the reasons they have an amazing friendship. Time and again Francis has mentioned how he feels privileged to have the same agent as the legendary sisters, as it has brought him great opportunities. He has also mentioned that if it wasn’t for them, he wouldn’t be doing what he is doing. Francis said he feels lucky to have his name in the same sentence as Venus and Serena.

 

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In fact, last year, when Serena announced her retirement before the U.S. Open, Tiafoe also posted a story for Serena. He added a caption, that said, “We hitting US Open for sure big sis”. This made tennis fans around the world even more eager to witness their friendship on the court for the last time.

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Ishmeet Kaur

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Ishmeet Kaur is a tennis writer at EssentiallySports. Although she completed her Masters in Business Administration, her passion for writing motivated her to hone her skills as a Content Writer. After sharpening her skills in writing and managing content, Ishmeet finally stepped into her dream field: sports journalism.
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Tony Thomas