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Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards cheered for his friend Frances Tiafoe this week as he defeated both the 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev. Bradley planned to be in the stands for Tiafoe’s semifinal match on Friday, too.

The two met at the beginning of Tiafoe’s professional tennis career, when Tiafoe was invited into the team’s locker room after a game.

His friendship with Beal blossomed shortly afterward. Tiafoe, who is from the Washington, D.C., area, is a huge Washington Wizards fan.

“My favorite basketball player in the N.