Francis Tiafoe
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Francis Tiafoe "Big Foe"

United States
Active #10 career high 3 titles Right-handed Two-Handed BH 188cm
Athletic, charismatic player with quick hands and excellent net skills for a modern player. Powerful forehand and improving all-court game.

Coaches: Wayne Ferreira

Video Library (74 videos)

Name FPS Duration
Francis Tiafoe Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His contact point is well in front of his body with a slightly closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates the racket head through the ball.
16s
Francis Tiafoe Francis Tiafoe's neutral-court forehand filmed from a rear angle. After contact he finishes with a high wrap-around follow-through and quickly brings both hands back to the racket in a compact ready position as he recovers to the center.
16s
Francis Tiafoe Francis Tiafoe's neutral FH from the Deuce side, filmed from a Rear angle. His follow-through finishes high across his body as his weight transfers onto his front foot and he quickly resets his feet into a ready position for the next shot.
5.7s
Francis Tiafoe Francis Tiafoe's groundstrokes from center court, filmed from a rear angle. His split-step into a semi-open stance is followed by quick lateral adjustment steps that set his feet before each stroke.
10.5s
BH Center · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk coil early as his chest turns well past perpendicular to the baseline, then uncoil in sequence with a noticeable delay between hip rotation and upper torso release.
240 2.8s
BH Center · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive visible as he uncoils into the ball.
240 2.2s
BH Moves Back · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's backhand while moving back from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear at 240 fps. His follow-through finishes high with the racket wrapping around his left shoulder as he quickly resets his feet and brings both hands back toward a ready position.
240 1.7s
BH Running · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's running backhand from a neutral court position, filmed from a rear angle. After contact he lets the racquet wrap high over his right shoulder while his weight continues moving toward the baseline center, bringing both hands back in front to reset into a ready position.
240 1.7s
BH Center · Side · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from the side. His split step into a semi-open stance leads into a strong push off the outside leg, with a clear recovery step back toward the center after the swing.
240 2.3s
BH Center · Side · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's backhand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His two-handed grip is clearly visible with the dominant hand staying relaxed under the handle while the off-hand drives the racquet through contact, creating a pronounced wrist lag that unwinds just after impact.
240 1.8s
BH Running · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's running backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the swing path for heavy topspin.
240 3.4s
BH Short · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's backhand from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His racket face is slightly closed at a contact point just in front of his body, with the racket head accelerating steeply upward through the ball.
240 2.5s
BH Wide · Side · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. His two-handed grip remains compact with a firm bottom hand while the top hand guides the racket, and the side view makes the delayed wrist release into contact clearly visible.
240 2.2s
BH Wide · Side · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's wide backhand from the side, filmed from a side angle. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the trunk fully coiled against the hips on the unit turn, then uncoiling in sequence from pelvis to torso to shoulders through contact.
240 2.2s
BH Wide · Side · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's backhand to a wide ball from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and an upward swing path that lifts the ball off contact.
240 2.4s
BH Wide · Side · 240fps #4 Francis Tiafoe's backhand from a wide position, filmed from the side. After contact he extends his two-handed follow-through high across his body while his weight continues to move toward the court and his non-hitting hand helps him quickly recover back toward a neutral ready position.
240 2s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball to create a pronounced upward swing path.
240 2.9s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a loose, relaxed wrist finish.
240 2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His hips load into a deep knee bend before driving upward, with strong leg extension helping his hips uncoil toward the target as his back foot comes up onto the toe.
240 2.8s
First Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the ad court, filmed from a rear angle. His deep knee bend and aggressive leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil upward and forward through the serve.
240 2.7s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. At contact his racket face is slightly tilted upward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the racket head accelerates steeply up and across the ball along a pronounced pronation-driven swing path.
240 2.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork includes a rhythmic rocker step into a pinpoint stance, with a pronounced knee bend and upward drive off both legs before landing slightly inside the baseline.
240 2.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #4 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His continental grip stays firm through the tossing phase, and you can clearly see pronounced wrist pronation as the racket accelerates up and through contact.
240 3s
First Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #5 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. His footwork includes a rhythmic pinpoint stance where he brings the back foot up to the front before driving upward, with a small hop into the court for landing and recovery.
240 3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Arm-action · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His knees load deeply before driving upward, and his hips extend aggressively into the court as his back leg kicks up, emphasizing strong leg drive through contact.
240 3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Leg-action · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the ad court, filmed from the side. His leg drive is clearly visible as he bends deeply in his knees before exploding upward into the court, with a pronounced forward landing step that aids his recovery.
240 3.3s
First Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. His follow-through finishes across his body with his weight landing well inside the court, quickly dropping the racquet and bringing both hands back toward a compact ready position for the next shot.
240 2.5s
First Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. At contact, his racket face is slightly tilted forward with the ball struck just above full extension, and the side view makes the upward, pronated swing path and rapid racket head acceleration clearly visible.
240 2.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Arm-action · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His feet load in a stable platform stance before a pronounced knee bend, with a clear front-foot pivot as he drives up into the ball.
240 2.5s
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulder line rotates well past perpendicular to the baseline on the trophy pose, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing, showing clear separation between hip and shoulder rotation.
240 3s
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders rotate into a deep coil with the tossing arm fully extended before uncoiling in sequence from the trunk through the hitting arm, making the separation between hip and shoulder turn easy to distinguish in slow motion.
240 2.9s
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle. After contact his weight drives into the court with a full body rotation, and his non-hitting arm tucks into his torso as he lands in a balanced stance ready for the next shot.
240 2.2s
First Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps #4 Francis Tiafoe's first serve from the deuce court, filmed from a side angle in 240 fps slow motion. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil in sync with his trunk to transfer kinetic energy smoothly up the chain into the racket.
240 2.7s
FH Center · Arm-action · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from the rear at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed during the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive upward and rotate aggressively through contact as his legs extend off the ground.
240 2.3s
FH Half Volley Center · Rear · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past 90 degrees relative to his hips on the unit turn, then the trunk uncoils ahead of the arm swing so the racquet lags behind his rotating torso.
240 2s
FH Half Volley Center · Rear · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through wraps high across his body while his weight continues forward into the court, finishing in a stable, two-handed ready position for the next shot.
240 1.4s
FH Center · Rear · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear as his wrist stays laid back through the forward swing, then rapidly unwinds into contact with a pronounced pronation.
240 2.7s
FH Center · Rear · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck around waist to chest height, and the high-speed footage makes the upward, windshield-wiper acceleration of the racket head clearly visible.
240 2.2s
FH Inside In · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay closed through the loading phase with a deep knee bend, then drive explosively into an open position as his legs extend upward and into the court.
240 2.3s
FH Inside Out · Rear · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's forehand from a central baseline position, filmed from a rear angle. His semi-western grip is clear with a pronounced wrist lag on the racquet drop that unwinds into a sharp pronation through contact.
240 2.6s
FH Inside Out · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's inside-out forehand from a central court position, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline on the unit turn, then uncoil in sequence with the hips to drive the trunk through contact.
240 2.2s
FH Running · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's forehand on the run from a neutral court position, filmed from the rear at 240 fps. The racket contacts the ball slightly in front of his body with a closed racket face and a steep low-to-high swing path that accelerates rapidly through contact.
240 2.9s
FH Center · Side · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a compact adjustment hop into a semi-open stance, followed by a clear right-leg pivot and balanced recovery step back toward the middle.
240 2.1s
FH Center · Side · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's forehand from the center of the court, filmed from a side angle. His footwork includes a quick split step into a semi-open stance, with a pronounced loading on the outside leg before driving through and taking a small recovery hop toward the center.
240 2.2s
FH Inside Out · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's forehand from a neutral position, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes high across his body with his weight transferring onto his front leg before he quickly resets his feet into a ready position.
240 2.6s
BH Return 1st Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His upper body shows a pronounced shoulder turn with the front shoulder pointing toward the incoming serve before contact, then an explosive uncoiling of the trunk that clearly sequences from the hips through the torso into the shoulders.
240 2.3s
BH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed as he loads, with a deep knee bend and strong push off the outside leg driving him into the court toward the incoming first serve.
240 2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net as he loads, with a pronounced knee bend and strong push off the outside leg driving him into the court.
240 2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His semi-western right hand and continental left hand grips stay firm while the wrists stay relaxed, creating a noticeable lag in the racquet head before a sharp, synchronized wrist release through contact.
240 2.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His compact split step into a semi-open stance is followed by a quick pivot and small adjustment steps that let him line up the return while keeping his weight moving slightly forward into the court.
240 2.8s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #4 Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket traveling toward the center of the court as his weight shifts forward and he quickly resets his feet into a neutral ready position.
240 2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #5 Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders and trunk load with a pronounced unit turn before contact, then uncoil in sequence from hips to upper torso, making the degree of shoulder rotation and trunk contribution to racket speed very clear in slow motion.
240 2.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #6 Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket head accelerates steeply upward along the baseline to add topspin through the hit.
240 2.9s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's forehand return on the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His semi-western forehand grip is evident with a pronounced wrist lag on the takeback that unwinds into a controlled, slightly laid-back wrist position through contact.
240 2.4s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's forehand return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His shoulders load with a pronounced upper-body coil relative to the hips, then uncoil in sequence so the trunk rotation clearly leads the arm swing into contact.
240 2.1s
FH Return 1st Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's forehand return from the deuce court, filmed from a rear angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high across his body while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand quickly resets on the racquet handle to prepare for the next shot.
240 2.4s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's backhand return on a second serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle at 240 fps. His hips stay relatively closed at split-step then rotate aggressively into the court as his legs drive upward from a deep knee bend to load and push through the return.
240 2.7s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle in 240 fps slow motion. The racket face is slightly closed at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the swing path continues forward with noticeable racket head acceleration through the hitting zone.
240 2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's backhand return on a second serve from the ad court, filmed from a side angle. After contact his follow-through finishes high with the racket traveling toward the target while his weight transfers into the court and his non-hitting hand settles near his front hip as he regroups.
240 2.5s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #4 Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. His compact split step into a semi-open stance and quick first step toward the ball are clearly visible before he drives through and recovers along the baseline.
240 2.6s
BH Return 2nd Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's two-handed backhand return on a second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side at 240 fps. His relatively relaxed grip allows for a pronounced wrist lag on the dominant hand that unwinds into a firm, stable wrist position right at contact.
240 2.4s
FH Return Slice 1st Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's sliced forehand return from the ad court, filmed from the side at 240 fps. The racket face is noticeably open at contact with the ball struck around waist height, and the racket travels on a slightly downward, compact path that creates underspin.
240 2.2s
Second Serve · Ad · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a rear angle at 240 fps. His deep knee bend and strong upward leg drive into the court are clearly visible as his hips uncoil toward the target.
240 2.7s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip is clearly visible on the serve, with a pronounced wrist pronation through contact that continues into a relaxed, loose-wristed finish.
240 3.2s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle in 240 fps slow motion. After contact he lands on his front foot with his torso unwinding toward the court and his non-hitting arm dropping back as he quickly brings the racquet down into a compact ready position for the next shot.
240 2.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. His shoulders rotate well past perpendicular to the baseline in the trophy position, then uncoil in sync with his trunk as his chest opens toward the court just before contact.
240 2.3s
Second Serve · Deuce · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from a rear angle. At contact his racket face is slightly closed with the ball struck just above head height, and the high-speed footage makes the upward, pronated swing path and accelerating racket head especially clear.
240 2.5s
Second Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's second serve from the ad side, filmed from a side angle. His footwork shows a rhythmic rocking motion into the trophy pose with a pronounced knee bend, followed by a controlled landing on his front foot that sets up an efficient recovery step back toward the center.
240 2.6s
Second Serve · Ad · Side · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's second serve from the ad side, filmed from the side. His follow-through finishes with his hitting arm relaxing across his body as his weight lands on his front foot, quickly bringing both hands back to a neutral ready position for the next shot.
240 3.5s
Second Serve · Deuce · Side · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's second serve from the deuce side, filmed from the side. His continental grip is clearly visible with a relaxed hand, and the side angle makes it easy to see the pronounced wrist pronation through and after contact.
240 3.1s
BH Slice Wide · Rear · 240fps Francis Tiafoe's backhand slice from a wide position, filmed from a rear angle. His continental grip stays firm with a slightly laid-back wrist through contact, creating a stable racket face and a consistent slicing angle.
240 3.1s
BH Slice Short · Side · 240fps #1 Francis Tiafoe's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His shoulders turn early to set the racquet path, and the slow-motion view makes the controlled trunk rotation and limited uncoil through contact easy to distinguish in the kinetic chain.
240 1.9s
BH Slice Short · Side · 240fps #2 Francis Tiafoe's backhand slice from the side, filmed from a side angle. His hips stay relatively closed to the net while his knees flex noticeably during the loading phase, with the back leg providing a clear, low-driving base through contact.
240 2.5s
BH Slice Short · Side · 240fps #3 Francis Tiafoe's backhand slice from the middle of the court, filmed from the side. His feet set up in a mostly neutral stance with a small adjustment step forward, and you can see a compact pivot on the back foot as he keeps a stable base through the slicing motion.
240 3.3s

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