Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
Getty Images (2); Movie MagicTennis phenomenon Frances Tiafoe He's still in awe when he rubs elbows with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
“I'm sitting there and saying it in real time (to) whoever I'm with, like, 'I'm taking pictures with' Taylor SwiftTiafoe, 26, said during the Tuesday, January 7, episode of “The Pivot.” Podcast. “It's true that I…A Beyoncé Man, but at that moment, I was like, 'Man, this is crazy.'
Tiafoe and his girlfriend, Ian BromfieldHe attended a Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos game in November 2024, which Swift, 35, attended. Also attended To cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelsey. After the match, the couples celebrated in a private suite and took photos A series of selfies on social media that have now gone viral.
“She's the biggest star here, you know, Trav W (Patrick) Mahomes (She's) like, 'Yes, we should have you in Kansas City.' “They said this was weird for me and rolled out the red carpet for me,” Tiafoe recalls. “It's crazy, because playing tennis and people want to socialize and hang out and actually do things. These are the things (that) are why you do what you do.”
Tiafoe began Play tennis At the age of three, he turned professional in 2015 at the age of 17. He won his first ATP title at Delray Beach 2018, becoming the youngest American athlete since. Andy Roddick To take the cup home. Despite his accolades and achievements on the field, Tiafoe sees his career as something bigger.
“This is who I am and what I stand for, like the people that relate to you,” he said in the episode “The Pivot.” “Like, a lot of people can see themselves in you (and) the energy that I play with, the smile that I have, and I'm just a regular guy. Man, I'm just a guy from Maryland that loves tennis.”
Tiafoe explained that he also has “a lot of interests outside of just hitting a tennis ball.”
“You can feel it,” he continued. “I am who I am in every room. I'm not trying to dress for anyone else and people feel that way.”
As his career took off, Tiafoe only realized how famous he was when he “beat”. (Rafael) Nadal“At the 2022 US Open.
“I stepped into something different,” he added. “I went to the hotel that day, and the hotel was packed. (Everyone was waiting for me… Instead of them saying to me when I got to the hotel that day, ‘Oh, are you here to watch the US Open?’) … It's amazing.” How could things change this way?
