"Doesn't strike me as someone who would be a good dancer": Frances Tiafoe shunned on salsa skills by American contingent including Gauff, Fritz and Shelton

Monday, 25 March 2024 at 04:30

Numerous tennis stars were involved in an interesting discussion about the salsa dancing skills of fellow countrymen and women.

Several players from the host country before the start of the Miami Open were involved in a media interaction in which they were asked about which player from America they would not want to partner in salsa dance.

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Interestingly, four players including Coco Gauff, Be Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul named Frances Tiafoe as the players whom they would not partner with for the dance.

"Probably Frances Tiafoe! He doesn't strike me as someone who would be a good dancer," said Gauff. "Frances Tiafoe, I don't think the dancing coordination is there," said Shelton.

"I don't want my partner to be Frances," Fritz stated. "I wouldn't want to dance with Frances," was the remarks of Paul.

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Interestingly when the same question was asked to Tiafoe, he ended up naming Fritz as the player whom he would not want to partner for salsa dance. "I wouldn't choose Taylor Fritz," said Tiafoe.

Tiafoe had a horrible outing in the singles category in the Miami Open where he was knocked out after losing in the round of 64 to America’s Christopher O'Connell in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 7-6.

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