PICTURE: Frances Tiafoe spends off season with family, celebrates his father Constant's birthday with a cake

Frances Tiafoe is currently enjoying his off-season with his family. He recently celebrated his father, Constant (also known as Frances Sr.) Tiafoe's birthday with a beautifully decorated cake.

The World No. 18 wrapped up his 2024 tennis season after competing at the Paris Masters, where he lost in the first round to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Following this, he took part in an exhibition tournament, the Charlotte Invitational, alongside the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Madison Keys, and Sloane Stephens .

Since then, the American has been relishing his time away from the court and has been spending quality time with his loved ones

Frances Tiafoe recently celebrated his father Constant's birthday. He took to social media to share a picture of a white layered sheet cake adorned with red, blue, and yellow frosting balloons, with "Happy Birthday Pops!" written on it.

Screen grab of Tiafoe Instagram story (Image Source: Instagram)

Frances Tiafoe was born to Frances Sr. and Alphina and has a twin brother named Franklin. His parents are originally from Sierra Leone and they immigrated to the United States in the 1990s to escape the devastating civil war in their home country

After arriving in the USA, Constant worked in the construction department of the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) in College Park, MD, and later served as the head of maintenance at the facility. Because of Constant's work at JTCC, both the former World No.10 and his brother, Franklin were introduced to tennis at a young age and he helped them nurture the sport.

“It's far beyond ordinary right now what Frances Tiafoe is doing" - American's father Constant

Frances Tiafoe at Charlotte Invitational 2024 [Source: Getty]

Recently, Frances Tiafoe and his family did an interview with Yonex Tennis, his tennis equipment sponsor. In the video, his father, Constant, reminisced about playing tennis with Tiafoe when he was younger.

However, Constant revealed that he stopped playing with him when Tiafoe was just nine years old because he had become so skilled that Constant could no longer compete with him.

Constant said that tennis has been a "blessing" for his family and also commended the former World No.10's performance on the court, stating that it is "far beyond ordinary."

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“I pretty much played him when he was 9. And I lost. So from that point on, I decided to leave him alone . Because his level was not for me anymore. For us the family, I mean tennis has been a blessing. It's far beyond ordinary right now what Frances is doing" Constant said.

Looking ahead, Frances Tiafoe will begin his 2025 season at the Brisbane International which will take place from December 30, 2024, to January 6, 2025. His last appearance at the ATP 250 hard court tournament was seven years ago, in 2018, where he was eliminated in the first round.

The competition will have some quality players competing, in Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov and Holger Rune.

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