“They promised me wings” – Fans react hilariously to a video of Frances Tiafoe unintentionally mocking Red Bull during the Vienna Open

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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - MARCH 27: Frances Tiafoe of United States returns a shot to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo of Argentina during the 2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú at Hard Rock Stadium on March 27, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

Frances Tiafoe was spotted unintentionally mocking energy drink Red Bull at the Vienna Open

Frances Tiafoe played exceedingly well at the US Open. He made it to the semifinals at a Grand Slam event for the first time in his career. His campaign included some terrific wins but none was as special as his triumph against 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the round of 16.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 18: Frances Tiafoe of United States plays a forehand in his first round singles match against Marco Trungelliti of Argentina during day two of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mackenzie Sweetnam/Getty Images)

The American youngster followed it up with another good outing in the Japan Open. He reached the finals where he lost against compatriot Taylor Fritz. Tiafoe made it to the quarterfinals in the Stockholm Open before coming to Vienna. He was expected to be a handful with the kind of form he was riding. However, the impressive Hubert Hurkacz produced a dogged display to defeat Tiafoe 7-6 (11-9), 3-6, 6-3.

During the match, a funny incident took place where Tiafoe got to his seat and took a can of Red Bull. In the video that has gone viral on social media, Tiafoe kept the can beside him and closed his eyes as if to take a power nap. Fans reacted hilariously to the video because Red Bull is an energy drink but Tiafoe reacted quite differently after putting the can down. In the video, we didn’t see Tiafoe taking a sip but fans did not take that into consideration.