Tiafoe, about to come to blows in the middle of the match: “Don’t act tough. You’re not a tough guy, man”

Saturday’s day at Roland Garros left us with very long, competitive and very tense matches. One of the last to finish was the one between Frances Tiafoe and Jaime Fariawho was about to surprise after winning the first two sets.

The Portuguese started really well and came to dominate the match 6-4, 7-6, 4-3 and serve but little by little he lost steam and let his rival come back until forcing a fifth set in which there was a rather unpleasant moment.

“Don’t play hard to get. You’re not a tough guy, man. just play” Tiafoe told Faria, who then complained to the chair umpire as the players approached each other at the net: “Do you see what he’s saying?”

The judge had to make peace and prevent the incident from escalating so that the match could finish without major problems late at night.

“I needed it because at that moment I was winning, but I was still a little nervous. And he didn’t stop talking. It certainly provoked me a lot. He thought he was boxer Ryan Garcia or something like that.” Tiafoe said in the post-match interview.

Great victory for the American, who He will face the Italian Matteo Arnaldi in the round of 16 on Mondaywho eliminated Belgian Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6-7(5), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(4) after almost five hours of play.