{"id":15034,"date":"2018-02-26T16:29:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T22:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15034"},"modified":"2018-02-26T16:32:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T22:32:57","slug":"the-powerful-20-year-old-sensation-frances-tiafoe-claimed-his-first-atp-world-tour-title-at-delray-beach-marking-what-could-be-a-long-awaited-breakthrough-for-american-mens-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15034","title":{"rendered":"The Powerful 20-year-old Sensation , Frances Tiafoe Claimed His First ATP World Tour Title At Delray Beach, Marking What Could Be A Long-Awaited Breakthrough For American Men’s Tennis."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"As soon as Frances Tiafoe<\/a> cracked the ace that earned him a 6-1, 6-4 win over\u00a0Peter Gojowczyk<\/a> in the Delray Beach final Sunday, he collapsed and lay on his back in the dazzling Florida sunshine, arms flung at his sides.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the thrill of his victory was no doubt justified, the 20-year-old wild card was also gassed following a breakthrough week — one that kept placing the physical and mental bar ever higher for Tiafoe as he advanced through the draw. That spread-eagle moment probably gave him a brief moment of reprieve as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I had lots of tough matches, lots of late nights and some trouble sleeping,” Tiafoe said in his on-court interview, shortly after picking himself up and strolling over to share his joy with his support team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frances Tiafoe, 20, of the U.S. clinched his first ATP title at the Delray Beach Open, becoming the youngest American to win a title since Andy Roddick’s 2002 trophy at age 19.<\/span><\/a>Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman beat Spain’s Fernando Verdasco 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Rio Open for his second career title. Schwartzman will enter the top 20 in the world for the first time Monday.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n