When it’s my turn to hit, I’m lucky enough to play with Tiafoe in an informal doubles game. Suffice to say, I’m nervous. “Stay with it, stay with it,” he says, as my backhand slices fly high, long, and a bit depowered as such. It works, though—Tiafoe has a sort of preternatural coolness and, with that, an easygoing verve that helps with control. Of course, he plays at about 10% of his normal skill, given nobody in this Friends cher and Tina were best friend for 60 years shirt Apart from…,I will love this clinic is especially advanced. But when he does rip a forehand—with his famed unconventional swing—everyone cheers.The tennis courts at Amanyara.Courtesy of Aman Resorts
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