Frances Tiafoe claims American WTA star is a better ball striker than Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic

After a few deep breaths and an impressive rise in the American’s level, he battled back to take the following three sets 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 to set up a contest against Borna Coric tomorrow.Prompted by co-pundit Martina Navratilova, she was asked: “Frances said you were the best ball striker on both tours, what’s your reaction to that?”

A smiling Pegula replied: “He also is like my biggest hype man, so I am just loaded with confidence whenever I hit with Frances. But I am glad that my practice helped him a bit.

“He said it was all me that got him through that match yesterday, I don’t think that’s true, but I’m glad I was able to help him a little bit at least.”