CASCAIS, Portugal — Frances Tiafoe looked ready for big-time success on the tennis court in this suburb of Lisbon — until he was handed a celebratory Champagne bottle after the final on Sunday.
Tiafoe, the runner-up, struggled to open it for several minutes before being helped by a tournament emcee.
“Terrible,” Tiafoe said of his uncorking effort in an interview after the final. “That needs work. That definitely needs work.”
Tiafoe, 20, was the youngest American man to reach a tour final on European clay in 28 years; Andre Agassi was two months younger when he reached the final of the 1990 French Open.