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WNBA legend Lisa Leslie sent a heartwarming message to the talented American tennis star France Tiafoe after his tough five-set loss to American Taylor Fritz in the US Open semifinals on September 6. Leslie posted a picture of Tiafoe on her Instagram story and accompanied it with a supportive caption after the match.
"I am so proud of you @bigfoe1998. Keep your head up! You gave it your all."
Tiafoe and Fritz had a tough game where the latter emerged as the victorious one after outlasting the fan favorite three-time ATP tour titlist who enjoyed support from high-profile fans including tennis legends like Stan Smith and Tracy Austin, celebrities like Fat Joe and Travis Scott and even basketball players like Tyrese Maxey and John Wall.
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The two-time WNBA champion wasn't the only one who rooted for the tennis star in his US Open journey. College women's basketball star Paige Bueckers also supported the tennis star on her social media account.
With this big win, Taylor Fritz became the first American to compete in the Grand Slam final in the last 18 years. He will play the biggest final of his career against the World No.1 Jannik Sinner on Sunday.
Lisa Leslie shares her take on the Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese debate
WNBA legend Lisa Leslie entered the hyped Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese debate with her opinion. The four-time Olympic gold medalist made a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that both Clark and Reese deserved to win the Rookie of the Year award.
"I don’t care what comparisons you make both @Reese10Angel and @CaitlinClark22 deserve the Rookie of the Year Award! The pressure and the weight of this season has forever changed the @WNBA and both rookies rose to the top and exceeded all our expectations! Take a bow ladies."
Although Lisa Leslie explained in her take that both Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese because they have exceeded the expectations of the fans under immense pressure and emerged as players to have one of the best rookie seasons in the league, the fans were not very happy with her opinion of sharing the ROTY award.
She received widespread criticism for her post in the comments section, with fans expressing their opinions. Analyst Jason Whitlock entered the conversation as well and expressed his opinion, slamming the WNBA legend's take.
After a while, Leslie made another post on her X handle, praising Clark for separating herself from the competition after her dominant performance against the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday.
