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Sep 6 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
It’s good to be reminded that the American dream isn’t a faded myth. It will be represented in the #USOpen quarterfinals thanks to Frances Tiafoe's upset win over No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal on Monday.

From @helenenothelen
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Tiafoe’s parents left war-torn Sierra Leone for a better life in the U.S. Alphina was a nurse and often worked two jobs. Frances Sr. became a day laborer on a crew building a junior tennis center in Maryland, later becoming the center’s custodian. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
The most Tiafoe hoped to get out of tennis was a scholarship, because his family couldn’t afford to send him to college. Now he’s the only American left in the men’s field and a two-time Grand Slam event quarterfinalist, following his '19 run in Australia. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
He’s not invisible anymore. Among the congratulations he received on social media was a tweet from Lakers star LeBron James.

Read more about Tiafoe's reaction here:
latimes.com/sports/story/2…

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