"It's nice when you have her around because then you don't need to do a bunch of different things" - Tiafoe credits girlfriend for calming influence

Francis Tiafoe is happy to have his girlfriend Ayan Broomfield by his side at the ongoing Paris Masters.

The couple have been dating since 2015. Broomfield is a tennis player herself and has been ranked as high as No. 680 in the world in singles and No. 467 in doubles.

In a recent interview with Tennis Channel following his third-round win over Alex de Minaur, Tiafoe spoke about the importance of preparing well for matches.

“This is I mean just know how to like, at least lock in and not just trying hard in the match, preparing well, sleeping well you no, eating well yeah just doing all little things. Taking care of my body and stuff, all those things kind of play a part into it you no,” said Tiafoe.

The American admitted to not taking care of himself in the early parts of his career, adding that having his girlfriend around allowed him to relax more.

"Growing up early parts of my career, I didn’t really take those things seriously you no I like to hang out with friends and chill and roam around the city but you no now I know those things are important and it’s nice when you have the girl around because then you don’t feel like you need to do a bunch of different things you can just kind of chill watch Netflix and just kind of relax but so yeah I’m understanding taking care of the little details," he added.