Frances Tiafoe makes his mark at the Australian
Open
JTCC alumnus Frances Tiafoe reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open in Melbourne. He defeated world #5 Kevin Anderson in 2nd round before beating Italian veteran Andreas Seppi in the third. On his 21st birthday, Big Foe took down #20 Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16. The result made him the youngest American male to reach the last eight of a major since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2003. Tiafoe also broke into world's top 30 for the first time and is now #2 ranked American.