Miami Dolphins fans greeted Tua Tagovailoa with boos Friday night in his return to the stadium he once called home.

But the Atlanta Falcons quarterback insisted that while he heard those boos, they didn’t taint his perspective on the place he spent the first six years of his NFL career.

“Those are probably some of the best six years of my life, being able to play for Miami, being able to play in front of the crowd,” Tagovailoa said after Friday night’s preseason finale between the Dolphins and Falcons at Hard Rock Stadium.

“… So, regardless of the reaction, I love the city. We have a home out here, we still have our house and whatnot, but I mean, it is what it is. I can’t change any of what they did and whatnot. But it was really cool to see a lot of the guys after the game and then talk to some of the guys during the game. It was a cool homecoming, if you will.”

Tagovailoa was released by the Dolphins in March, resulting in a record $99.2 million in dead money on Miami’s cap sheet two years after the franchise signed him to a contract extension that made him one of the highest-paid players in NFL history.

The Dolphins reached the playoffs twice in the six seasons after they selected Tagovailoa with the No. 5 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Alabama product suffered through multiple head injuries during that time, and the team struggled over his final two seasons, going 15-19 as Tagovailoa started 25 of 34 games.

Tagovailoa’s play not only suffered in 2025, but he also made headlines for saying the wrong things, and he was eventually benched after the team’s 28-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 15.

“Obviously, it wasn’t fun being in my position,” Tagovailoa said. “But outside of that, I wasn’t playing up to the standard that I had been playing in years past, so I understand. You have to be real with yourself. That’s what it was, bottom line. Outside of that, with how things went after, with a trade or cutting me or whatnot, I think (coach Jeff) Hafley and (general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan), they were really, really good in that process with me.”

Tagovailoa, who is competing with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting job in Atlanta, fumbled a snap late in the first quarter that was recovered by the Dolphins. Aside from that, he put together a decent performance, completing 7 of 8 passes for 95 yards.

Wimbledon star Arthur Fery continued his dream summer by reaching the final of the Winston-Salem Open on Friday.

Fery has paved his way through the ATP 250 event with a couple of routine wins over Cruz Hewitt and qualifier Mees Rottgering, and then a three-set victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic in the quarterfinals

And the 24-year-old advanced to the final after Australian James Duckworth – a player he also defeated in Cincinnati just two weeks ago – retired through injury with Fery leading 6-4 1-2.

“I’m really happy to be in the final,” said Fery. “Obviously, not the way I wanted it to end at all. I hope James is going to rest up and get ready for next week but very happy to be through.

“I played well in the first set. He was serving very well and tricky but managed to get the break and from then on I thought I was playing good.

“He was hindered at the start of the second set and I saw it. It’s never easy playing someone who you know is physically challenged, but overall it felt good apart from that last forehand.”

The Briton went on a fairy-tale Wimbledon semi-final run earlier this summer and he is set for a new career high Monday. Eight weeks ago, Fery was ranked outside the top 100.

Fery will take on Peruvian Ignacio Buse in the final on Saturday Sky Sports Tennis from 9pm BST, the world No 36, who held off Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi 6-2 4-6 6-1 to reach his second ATP Tour final.

“It’s going to be another tough match,” admitted Fery. “Ignacio is playing really well. He’s a young guy who is breaking out so it’s going to be a great match. Definitely a good week for both of us and I’m going to sit down with my coach and see what I can do to beat him.”

The highest seed remaining in North Carolina, 22-year-old Buse’s career highlight came in May when he claimed his first tour-level trophy at the ATP 500 in Hamburg.

A year ago Buse was ranked No 135 but he will be seeded at the US Open where he is slated to face American Marcos Giron in the first round.

Fery, who is set to make his main draw debut at the US Open starting on Sunday, faces a tough task against Italy’s world No 14 Lorenzo Musetti in the opening round.

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