Tiafoe and Tsitsipas played out an enthralling encounter at the O2 Arena in London, with the former winning 1-6, 7-6(11), 10-8. This win, and others, helped Team World win the Laver Cup for the first time.
During the match, Tiafoe referred to Tsitsipas as ‘greek yogurt’ while surrounded by his teammates.
The 24-year-old used the same term for the World No. 6 in his post-match press conference.
Tiafoe stirred up further controversy by having a laugh with Nick Kyrgios in the comment section of a video posted online.
Eurosport shared an Instagram reel of the ‘greek yogurt’ incident and the Aussie tagged the American in a comment which was riddled with laughing emojis.
Tiafoe responded to it with a string of laughing emojis.
Several fans took offense to Tiafoe’s antics and accused him of bullying. One said that the American had no regrets over his actions.
One fan said Kyrgios getting involved made the incident look even worse.
What will Frances Tiafoe’s next tournament be?
After guiding Team World to Laver Cup glory, Frances Tiafoe will next compete at the Japan Open in Tokyo. The American is seeded fourth in the ATP 250 tournament and will look to have a good run.
While most of the top players will take part in the Astana Open in Kazakhstan, there are a few recognized names at the Japan Open, with World No. 2 Casper Ruud and World No. 8 Cameron Norrie seeded first and second respectively.
Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz is the third seed while Nick Kyrgios is seeded fifth. The remaining seeds at the Japan Open include Alex de Minaur, Denis Shapovalov and Dan Evans.
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