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6) American Charge: Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe will lead American hopes on home soil in Florida. Fritz reached the quarters in Miami last year, while Paul arrives in form, having advanced to his second Masters 1000 semi-final in Indian Wells. Shelton is 10-6 on the season, and Tiafoe is looking for an upturn in results, having won consecutive tour-level matches at just one event this season (Delray Beach).

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How Tiafoe & Pusha T became friends

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American begins Miami campaign against O'Connell on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium
March 22, 2024
Pusha T and Frances Tiafoe at the Miami Open presented by Itau.Miami Open presented by Itau
Pusha T and Frances Tiafoe at the Miami Open presented by Itau.
By Andrew Eichenholz
Before Frances Tiafoe makes a push for a deep run at the Miami Open presented by Itau, the American star chopped it up with rapper Pusha T at Hard Rock Stadium.

The pair met less than two years ago and have quickly become friends, catching up around the world.

“It's been really good to meet Frances. I think we met probably a year, maybe a year and a half ago in Paris,” Pusha T said. “From then it was a quick dinner. We have a mutual friend, [we had a] quick dinner. That has turned into us just communicating and following each other all around the country to these matches, campaigns with 2K, and just really [organically getting along], just out of a genuine love for tennis and being from the DMV area.”

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Tiafoe has long expressed his pride for representing the DMV. He grew up playing in College Park, Maryland, where his father was a maintenance worker. That has helped build his relationship with Pusha T even more.

“Always loved the sport and that's how our mutual friend connected [us],” Pusha T said. “He was like, ‘Man, Pusha loves tennis. You from Maryland. He from Virginia. Y'all gotta link up, y'all both in Paris.’ So just from that initial meetup man, we've been just running around city to city, country to country.”

Tiafoe will begin the second ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season against Australian Christopher O’Connell on Friday.

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2) Tiafoe returns to defend crown: Frances Tiafoe has fond memories of Houston, having lifted his third tour-level trophy at the ATP 250 event last season. The American, who did not drop a set en route to the title, has struggled in 2024. Tiafoe has only won consecutive matches at one event (Delray Beach) but will hope to change that in Houston.

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