Carlos Alcaraz units Frances Tiafoe new problem in non-public chat after milestone

Carlos Alcaraz has already given Frances Tiafoe a problem after the American made his prime 10 debut. The 25-year-old reached a career-high of world No 10 on Monday after choosing up his third profession title in Stuttgart. And Alcaraz had a message for his good friend and rival as they crossed paths at Queen’s.

Tiafoe reached a brand new profession milestone as he broke into the world’s prime 10 for the primary time this week. With his victory in Stuttgart, he now has a title win on each floor – making him simply the sixteenth energetic participant to take action on the ATP Tour.

He was congratulated by Alcaraz because the pair met up on the observe court docket at Queen’s on Tuesday however the world No 2 had an additional message for the three-time title winner. “Now it’s time to stay there,” the US Open champion mentioned.

Tiafoe was up for the problem, responding: “Exactly. I’ll be here for a long time, don’t you worry about it.” The 25-year-old grew to become the primary new participant to interrupt into the highest 10 this season, and it means America has two males within the elite rankings group for the primary time since May 2012.

Speaking in regards to the achievement, Tiafoe beforehand mentioned: “Super emotional. Super emotional for a guy like me with my story and everything. A guy who shouldn’t even really be here doing half the things he’s doing.

“And now when you say his name, you can say he’s Top 10 in the world. So [that is] something that no one can take from you and I’m going to remember that forever. And hopefully, I can ride that for a long time.”

Fans will get an perception into Tiafoe’s story partly two of Netflix’s tennis sequence Break Point when it drops on Wednesday. The world No 10’s mother and father immigrated to the United States from Sierra Leone and Tiafoe began enjoying tennis on the membership the place his dad was a upkeep employee.