Playing doubles with Serena Williams and Roger Federer was crazy - Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe revealed how it felt to face Roger Federer in a mixed doubles match pairing up with Serena Williams at the Hopman Cup. Federer was with Belinda Bencic. 'I was talking to Belinda before. This is about to be crazy', Tiafoe admitted. 'You're talking about, I can't even talk how many Grand Slams on that court. 43, yeah. It's crazy, man. Like, I mean, that may not happen ever again, especially with the new rules next year. I mean, it was unbelievable that they wanted to do it. The crowd was loving it from the first point. The walk-ons were crazy. I've never felt something like that in a tennis match.'
Asked how far he believes he can go at the Australian Open, Tiafoe added: 'To the third round (laughter). I'm worried about the third round, man. I take it every match. Everyone is good, man. It's tough looking ahead. Everyone's levels... Look at today: he's five in the world, I'm 39, I was able to beat him. I mean, it's so tight now. Anybody plays a good match, you can beat anybody on a given day. You don't take anybody and underestimate.'
'We hit a lot. I was struggling. She hits the ball so hard. Like, the courts are fast. It was skidding. I mean, a little topspimaybe. I'm not used to the ball coming in that flat. That was something I really had to adjust to. Yeah, it was fun. I mean, we took a lot of breaks, a lot of jokes were going on. It was cool.'
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from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2Cu83yf
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