Tiafoe’s hot stretch
Frances Tiafoe kept the momentum rolling with a 2-1 set win over Jakub Mensik and earlier dismantled Arthur Cazaux 7-6(7), 6-1, signaling improved consistency in his Miami run ( ). Live updates from the week also captured other shifting men’s matchups — Zverev leading Cilic and several big-name upsets that have opened the draw (x.com).
Tiafoe saved two match points and closed out a marathon final-set tiebreak that finished 13-11, with the match lasting 2 hours and 51 minutes. (ATP Tour: (atptour.com)) The victory was the 250th tour-level win of Tiafoe’s career, a milestone noted in post-match coverage. (Tennis.com: (tennis.com)) At Miami Tiafoe entered as the 19th seed while Jakub Menšík came in as the 12th seed and the tournament’s defending champion. (ATP Tour seeds list: (atptour.com)) Arthur Cazaux, whom Tiafoe beat earlier in the week, said after his loss that he has suffered severe elbow inflammation for about a year and a half. (MSN: (msn.com)) The tournament’s early rounds have been volatile — Alexander Zverev needed three sets to get past Marin Cilic and Daniil Medvedev was upset by Francisco Cerúndolo, moves that reshaped potential matchups in Tiafoe’s section of the draw. (ATP Tour results roundup: (atptour.com))
