play Jannik Sinner: I didn't have a lot of energy late in French Open loss (0:56) Anthony Gharib May 28, 2026, 06:00 PM ET In the aftermath of Frances Tiafoe 's second-round French Open victory Thursday, the American turned his attention to another task: getting his game-winning racket back. Tiafoe outlasted Hubert Hurkacz 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-4 in a marathon match that lasted four hours and 43 minutes. He had an emphatic reaction after hitting a forehand winner to secure the victory, running to hug fans in the crowd with his racket in hand. In the midst of his celebration, Tiafoe embraced the fans. However, when he exited the crowd, his racket was gone. As he walked off the court with what he thought was all of his rackets in his bag, Tiafoe told his team: "Wait, I think I'm down a racket," he said on the TNT Sports broadcast. Dr. Mark Kovacs, Tiafoe's head coach, then asked if he wanted to post something to retrieve it from the fan. "I was like, yeah, it'll be funny.…