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PG County Teen Reaches 2nd Round At Wimbledon
Francis Tiafoe of Hyattsville is just 19, but he's already making waves in the tennis world.
A Prince George's County teen is currently the 69th ranked tennis player in the world, and he just reached the second round at Wimbledon.
Francis Tiafoe, a 19-year-old who hails from Hyattsville although he currently resides in Orlando, has spent much of his time training at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park.
Frank Salazar, the center's director of high performance tennis who coached Tiafoe, told WJLA that he could see Tiafoe's talent at a very young age.
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“I met him when he was four,” Salazar said. “He was basically born and raised here at this facility.”
Taifoe was bounced out of the tournament on Thursday, but appears to have a bright future ahead of him.
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