Frances Tiafoe threw up during his first-round match at the Australian Open along the way to a five-set victory and said afterward he might have quit if this had been just a run-of-the-mill tournament.

American tennis player Frances Tiafoe didn’t let a bout of on-court vomiting prevent him from winning his opening four-hour match against France’s Arthur Rinderknech at the Australian Open on Monday. Tiafoe, ranked 16th in the world, won the first two sets and lost the third. He then threw up during the fourth set, which he went on to lose.

Frances Tiafoe limps off the court after outlasting Arthur Rinderknech in a five-set thriller in the opening round of the 2025 Australian Open.