Frances Tiafoe and Ayan Broomfield Shine at the U.S. Open

Under the lights of the U.S. Open, Frances Tiafoe is doing his part to push American men’s tennis back toward the spotlight. In the stands, Ayan Broomfield is making sure no one forgets what New York does best: put on a show.

The Canadian influencer and longtime girlfriend of Tiafoe turned his second-round match into a runway moment, leaning fully into a bold, star-spangled prep-school aesthetic. She arrived in a red, white and blue pleated miniskirt, a crisp white collared shirt and a skinny navy tie, layered under a striped V-neck knit top that looked built for a high-end campaign shoot rather than a night session in Queens.

The details did the rest.

Knee-high white socks, trimmed with red and blue accents, tied the look straight back to the host nation and the tournament’s colors. In her hand, the piece that stopped people mid-scroll and mid-stride: a quirky white dog-shaped handbag, also dressed in red, white and blue touches. It was playful, a little outrageous, and exactly the sort of accessory that thrives in New York, where the line between fashion week and Flushing Meadows has never been thinner.

Broomfield, who lives in New York and has built a profile around fashion-forward content, knew the cameras would find her. She made sure to capture her own shots too, posing with the dog bag and turning a routine second-round outing into another curated moment for her followers. For an influencer embedded in the city’s style scene, a Grand Slam night featuring one of the sport’s most charismatic Americans is prime stage time.

While Tiafoe has powered into the third round, Broomfield has quietly become part of the visual backdrop of his run, a recurring presence in looks that mirror the energy of the tournament. Her latest outfit fit the moment: patriotic without slipping into costume, polished but with enough personality to cut through the noise of a packed stadium.

Next Match

Attention now swings back to the tennis. Tiafoe faces Valentin Vacherot in the third round on Friday night, riding the momentum of a strong summer that included a run to the Cincinnati Open final last month. He is one of a cluster of American men still in the draw, a group that has injected genuine home-nation intrigue into the back end of the first week.

• Ben Shelton
• Taylor Fritz
• Tommy Paul
• Michael Zheng
• Learner Tien
• Alex Michelsen

all remain in contention, each chasing the same piece of history: to become the first American man to lift the U.S. Open trophy since Andy Roddick in 2003. It is a drought that hangs over every promising run, every breakout performance, every electric night on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Tiafoe has made no secret over the years of his ambition to be the one who breaks that spell. If he keeps advancing, the tennis will only get more serious, the stakes heavier, the noise louder. And somewhere in the stands, Broomfield will likely be there again, another sharp look ready for the cameras, as the American charge tries to turn style and swagger into something far more enduring: a champion.