In Tiafoe lore, he started out playing in NJTL programs in Maryland. His father worked in a country club as a janitor and little Francis would whack balls on the tennis courts at age 4.

Qualifier Jenson Brooksby, ranked 507th in the world, upset second-seed Francis Tiafoe 6-4, 6-2 to win the US Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston on Sunday. Brooksby has pulled off upsets ...

Qualifier Jenson Brooksby, ranked 507th in the world, upset second-seed Francis Tiafoe 6-4, 6-2 to win the US Men's Clay ...