Frances Tiafoe says he wanted "a reset" following a disappointing 2025 season and that's when he determined to make sure exercise and weight-reduction plan modifications, which included slicing out alcohol and junk meals.
After making his second Grand Slam semifinal on the 2024 US Open and ending the 2024 season because the world No. 18, Tiafoe mightily struggled together with his type and consistency within the first a part of 2025. Other than ending as runner-up in Houston, the American was primarily exiting tournaments very early.
The second a part of the yr wasn't any higher. After dropping to Yannick Hanfmann within the Tokyo first spherical – which marked his fifth consecutive loss – the previous world No. 10 determined to close down his 2025 season.
Even earlier than shutting down his season, Tiafoe parted methods with coaches David Witt and Jordi Arconada, in addition to ditched another workforce members. And whereas he was making a plan about the right way to bounce again in 2026, the two-time US Open semifinalist made some robust selections he believed would profit his profession.
Tiafoe: I wanted to do this arduous stuff once more… I ditched alcohol and cheat meals
“I wanted to do arduous stuff once more. I wanted to get enthusiastic about doing the work, about exhibiting up day by day and truly placing it in. I simply wanted to go left, simply change one thing, as a result of what I used to be doing wasn’t sufficient," the 28-year-old mentioned on The Changeover Podcast.
“I ain’t been ingesting for like two and a half months, then I went to Australia, in order that became like 4 and a half months. No cheat meals, none of that. Simply locked in. I felt manner higher, manner leaner, far more constant each day.”
Tiafoe's efforts have paid off as he has appeared higher on the courtroom in 2026. In February, the American completed as runner-up on the ATP 500 match in Acapulco. He was additionally a quarterfinalist in Delray Seashore and made the quarterfinal at this previous Miami Masters. General, he holds a 15-7 document this yr.
Tiafoe, who began the yr ranked at No. 30 on the earth, has since improved 12 spots and now sits at No. 18 on the earth.
This week, Tiafoe is kicking off his clay season in Houston, the place he gained the title in 2023 and completed as runner-up in 2024 and 2025.
