Of course he has some leg action but he uses his upper body mostly. That serve has many flaws. See above.
brian anderson
Semi-Pro
just got back from vegas bet the house he blows final. can’t wait to cash that ticket and retire to del boka vista!
I was impressed that Tiafoe played clay court events earlier this year. Playing on clay improves point construction skills and it appears to be paying off.
Tiafoe's quirky forehand works. His backhand has improved and he has a solid serve. He is going places. It will be fun and interesting to see how far he can take his love of the game as he moves up the rankings and challenges for tournament and slam wins.
Tiafoe's quirky forehand works. His backhand has improved and he has a solid serve. He is going places. It will be fun and interesting to see how far he can take his love of the game as he moves up the rankings and challenges for tournament and slam wins.
norcal
Legend
How can a massive underdog 'blow the final'? Unless you are talking about Z lol.
Are you kidding me? That kind of celebration can annoy people. That's something you do in a hooligan sport like football. Still, I like the kid. Just don't like his lazy shot making and showmanship.
brian anderson
Semi-Pro
the thread is all about how great he is. well he lost again as predicted. win for me in vegas. thanks for blowing it francis.
Swingmaster
Hall of Fame
You'd be a rich man if you had bet on Tiafoe making the final. Del Boca Vista bound.
TennisNiche
Rookie
My poor attempt at sarcasm. Obviously Tiafoe's serve isn't 'all-arm'. He doesn't have the deepest knee bend on tour, granted
Aabye5
G.O.A.T.
With Jerry's parents? No...
wangs78
Legend
Tiafoe unquestionably has top tier RAW power. The kind where he doesn’t even need to have his feet set to blast a heavy ball with spin (kind of like Serena in her prime). And he has played without fear in his big wins this year. But that was because he was always the underdog and no one, probably not even himself, expected much from him given his very inconsistent results over the last couple of years. He’s shown this summer and fall that he actually has some good touch shots and is able to come into the net to finish off his his approach shots. Now let’s see if he can actually win something big when expectation is on his shoulders.
Swingmaster
Hall of Fame
No one seems to be talking about how Tiafoe dropped his longtime friend/coach to let Wayne Ferriera handle the whole job. He looks a lot steadier now. Fewer questionable decisions. The old friend/coach was in his twenties I believe. Not that he couldn't do the job but Ferriera isn't gonna put up with as much silly stuff. More professionalism now. Something Kyrgios would vigorously reject in an over the top, painfully defensive way.
