25YO American Tennis Star Partakes in $30 Billion Worth Collaboration as He Narrates His Emotional Rags to Riches Story Ahead of Wimbledon Championships

This has been a wonderful year for Frances Tiafoe. The Afro-American tennis star recently registered his place in the top ten. He won the Stuttgart Open. Earlier he was victorious in lifting the American United Cup. Also, he could reach the finals of the US Open and Japan Open. The star now has his eyes on Wimbledon.

Tiafoe’s tournament victories have won him endorsements too. He is a brand ambassador of Barclays’ sponsorship of Wimbledon this year. The star recently appeared in a promotional video featuring the struggle of his life.

Struggles of Frances Tiafoe becomes the theme of Barclays promotional video

The Afro-American star’s life is an inspiration for many. Born to immigrant parents in America, he witnessed hardships from right childhood. But he didn’t give up and rose to be a star. As Barclays sponsors the Wimbledon championship this year and it set its theme of the recently released video on Tiafoes’s struggle.

The story of the video is narrated in these words, “Hey Frances, what if wall isn’t an obstacle but an opportunity to brings us closer to those who can unlock our full potential? Rallying powering guiding raising our game so we can raise others too.”

When Tiafoe was made the brand ambassador of the collaboration in 2022, he expressed his excitement about the same. He said, “I am thrilled to be working with Barclays to transform the lives of young people.” But Barclays too is using his inspiring story to transform the lives of young people.

Tiafoe: Rising to the top from the depths of poverty

The parents of Frances Tiafoe migrated to America from Sierra Leone. His father initially worked as a laborer. And his mother worked as a nurse in two shifts. Later, Tiafoe‘s father worked at the USTA complexes. As a kid, Tiafoe slept at the doors where his father worked. Also, Tiafoe learned to play tennis in an academy where his father worked as a maintenance guy.

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On his top ten ATP ranking entry, the American star commented that he is the guy who shouldn’t be in the tennis arena because of the circumstances he has faced. But Tiafoe isn’t just using this fire to drive himself forward, but also igniting others to rise high. His feature in the Barclays Wimbledon video is a great example of his inspiring journey.

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