Frances Tiafoe sends footwear message to Travis Scott at Wimbledon

This is all good fun and it’s cool that he out here, American tennis player says

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US player Frances Tiafoe and rapper Travis Scott having a friendly banter for a pair of sneakers.
US player Frances Tiafoe and rapper Travis Scott having a friendly banter for a pair of sneakers.
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Wimbledon: Frances Tiafoe is still waiting on his sneakers from Travis Scott.

The American tennis player, who advanced to the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday, playfully nudged the rapper to send him a pair of his new Nike sneakers.

“His manager keeps saying, ‘Yeah, it’s coming, yeah, it’s coming,’” the 25-year-old Tiafoe said, noting that Scott is performing on Saturday in London. “Yeah, no, this is all good fun. It’s just funny. Yeah, I’m excited. That’s definitely my guy. It’s cool that he’s out here.”

Eye-catching pair

The 10th-seeded Tiafoe had noticed top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz wearing a pair at practice during the Queen’s Club Championships, a Wimbledon warm-up event.

The Maryland native beat Dominic Stricker 7-6 (11), 6-4, 6-2 and next faces 21st-seeded Grigor Dimitrov.

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