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After beating 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinal last Monday, Frances Tiafoe threw his racket on the floor and covered his face in bewilderment. It felt like a seminal moment in the 24-year-old American’s career, a culmination of hard work and raw talent which has long been heralded as the potential future of…