
Frances Tiafoe came back to win against Jannik Sinner in the Erste Bank Open Vienna semifinal and the Italian was not happy with some of the behavior of the American.
Tiafoe played some of the best tennis he ever played this week in Vienna but he failed to win the trophy losing to Alexander Zverev in the final. His best match of the week came yesterday against Jannik Sinner where he came back in dramatic fashion to oust the Italian. Tiafoe is known as an entertainer on the court and against Sinner, he was really feeling himself.
He celebrated points together with the crowd doing high-fives which got the Viennese crowd firmly engaged. He was supported more than Sinner and after the match, Tiafoe credited the crowd for the win. Sinner on the other was less than impressed with some of the gestures of the American saying post-match:
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"In my opinion, Tiafoe went too far today, he did too much. It's one thing when you put on a show, it's another thing when there's no respect. I don't know what happened, but today I think he went a bit too far."
It certainly depends on how you look at it but Sinner is very similar to the old type of tennis player who rarely shows emotion on the court. He certainly would not have played high-fives with the crowd but Tiafoe coming from America is famous for interacting with the crowd. It all depends on how you look it but as a personality, the American certainly did not have any malicious intent as he is one of the nicest people on tour.
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