Federer wins but Tiafoe's game is fits for the king
by By Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Aug 30, 2017
3 minutes
NEW YORK_The drama grew more compelling with each of the 56 errors Roger Federer committed and each pushback mounted by 19-year-old American Frances Tiafoe. Straining and flailing, Federer showed only occasional signs of his usual grace in their first-round match Tuesday at the U.S. Open. Tiafoe pushed the pace and had 36-year-old Federer on the ropes, great theater playing out on the slow, hard court of Arthur Ashe Stadium instead of on
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