Tiafoe Takes the Ice

The D.C. Sports family runs deep so it’s no surprise that when tennis star Frances Tiafoe attended Capitals practice on Tuesday, the entire team got involved.

Tiafoe is a DMV native who is currently ranked No. 16 in the ATP rankings and when he’s not busy with his crazy tennis schedule, likes to attend other sporting events.

Tiafoe attended the Wizards game last night and was up and at ‘em for Caps practice this morning.

He watched practice along the glass, and then was welcomed onto the ice by the entire team and Coach Spencer Carbery.

Fitted with some new hockey gloves and a stick, he messed around with some pucks and chatted with the team.

Several Caps players are avid tennis fans and players and quickly turned the hockey practice into a tennis one.

Luckily, Tiafoe brought a few racquets and balls, and the ice was soon turned into a tennis court as the guys rallied back and forth.

Then they all decided they wanted to take some serves from Tiafoe on the ice, with goaltender Charlie Lindgren making some dazzling saves and Tom Wilson and Rasmus Sandin practicing their serve returns.

After the on-ice session was done, Tiafoe headed to the locker room where he received a signed Ovi jersey and stick.

The two have met in the past, at a Lakers game and Tiafoe remembers the craze surrounding him as he was growing up in the area.

Tom Wilson and Tiafoe have also met in the past and exchanged a stick and racquet as well.

File today under the best hockey and tennis crossover of all time.