17 year old Tennis prodigy Frances Tiafoe touted to be the next US men’s Tennis sensation announced today (April 6th 2015) on his twitter account @FTiafoe that he was turning Pro.
Tiafoe who has been featured on many publications ranging from Sports Illustrated to the New York Times is born to immigrant parents from Sierra Leone Constant Tiafoe and Alphina Kamara.
He grew up and spent his childhood around the Tennis Court where his dad worked and at the tender age of 15 he won the Orange Bowl tournament as the youngest player to ever do so.
As of February of this year Tiafoe is ranked 798 but that will soon change as the major champion in the making will soon to take it to the big boys of Tennis.
Tiafoe who has been featured on many publications ranging from Sports Illustrated to the New York Times is born to immigrant parents from Sierra Leone Constant Tiafoe and Alphina Kamara.
He grew up and spent his childhood around the Tennis Court where his dad worked and at the tender age of 15 he won the Orange Bowl tournament as the youngest player to ever do so.
As of February of this year Tiafoe is ranked 798 but that will soon change as the major champion in the making will soon to take it to the big boys of Tennis.
Tiafoe will sign with Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports agency and will officially be the first Tennis Star to be involved with the Rap Mogul’s empire.
By: Leslie Koroma
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