Frances Tiafoe has had his eye on a prize for a while now. The American has fought hard but hasn’t managed to clinch a title since Stuttgart in 2023. Now he’s on home soil in Cincinnati, fresh off a tough early exit at Wimbledon. Washington and Canada didn’t go his way, but Cincinnati started on a high. Two straight-set wins carried him into the round of 16. But now, Ohio seems to be serving its own problems.

On August 13, Tiafoe came out blazing against Danish seventh seed Holger Rune. He grabbed an early break and raced to a 3-0 lead. For a moment, it looked like he might run away with it. Rune fought back, leveled the set, and stole the momentum. At 4-all, the Dane broke Tiafoe again, and things quickly turned. The American called for a medic for suspected back pain, but the quick tre

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