NEW YORK — Taylor Fritz is nowhere close to the most famous Taylor at his own men’s singles final at the U.S. Open.
That’s because Taylor Swift, the pop music star who has spent much of the last year playing concerts and attending football games, turned up at Arthur Ashe Stadium for the last day of the Grand Slam tennis tournament with her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce . Advertisement Swift and Kelce walked hand in hand toward the stadium on the grounds of Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as Fritz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner readied for their match. Soon after, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes walked in with his wife, Brittany Mahomes.
Swift, Kelce and the Mahomes couple watched the match together, with Swift photographed cuddling Kelce and tightly hugging Brittany Mahomes. Just a couple of 3x Super Bowl Champions and Taylor Swift 🤩 pic.twitter.
com/aPmHiJLAm9 — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2024 The timing is unusually convenient for Kelce and Mahomes, with the tennis match happening on the opening Sunday of the NFL season. Kelce and Mahomes, however, played Thursday in the league’s first game this season, in which the Chiefs narrowly beat the Ravens with Swift in attendance. It’s not immediately clear whether Swift or Kelce have direct connections to the players, beyond the coincidence of Swift and Fritz sharing a first name.
Fritz told social media officials for the Australian Open that he can “appreciate�.