Why Not Me? – Inspired by Tiafoe, Baez Defeats Him for Estoril Title – Tennis Now

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday May 1, 2022 Sebastian Baez claimed his maiden ATP title on Sunday, defeating Frances Tiafoe in straight sets for the trophy in Estoril. Photo Source: Getty Sebastian Baez took his inspiration from Frances Tiafoe at the Estoril Open this week. Then he took him down. The 21-year-old Argentinian defeated Tiafoe, 6-3, 6-2, on Sunday to claim his first ATP title. It was a battle of the “Why not me?” mentality in the final. When Baez’s coach, Sebastian Gutierriez, noticed Tiafoe wearing a bracelet that said “Why not me?” on television recently, he encouraged his charge to embrace the same mentality. Baez did so at Estoril, signing the camera with the slogan after each of his first four wins. But things changed after the final – after his win Baez wrote “Yes it’s Me!” From “Why not me?” all week to “Yes it’s me” – Sebastian Baez defeats Frances Tiafoe for his maiden career final at @EstorilOpen pic.twitter.com/1WhpEZfgrz — TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) May 1, 2022 “Unbelievable job by Sebastian. He deserved it. He played better than me today,” Tiafoe said as he addressed the crowd after the final. The 24-year-old American saved three match points…
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