Frances Tiafoe is well aware that his job is more physically taxing than being a social media influencer. But that didn’t stop his influencer girlfriend, Ayan Broomfield, from reminding him during the U.S. Open.
On Monday, one day before Tiafoe faces off against fellow American Alex Michelsen in a U.S. Open quarterfinal, Broomfield shared a video to her 113,000 Instagram followers that started with her lying in bed.
She looked at Tiafoe, who was standing in the doorway of their hotel room in full tennis attire, while lip syncing a voiceover that said, “Bye, Sophia, see you later! Have a good day, Sophia!”
Broomfield had a wry smile on her face and pointed at Tiafoe, while the U.S. Open’s No. 11 seed shook his head and sulked away. The post was captioned, “saying goodbye to my man knowing he has to play at the us open for five hours meanwhile i have a 45 second cutesy grwm to edit.”
The post has blown up, amassing over 1 million views in just one hour. And it will surely get more traction in the lead-up to Tiafoe’s match on Tuesday.
Creating content for a living is not without its difficulties. But Broomfield clearly isn’t complaining about her schedule compared to that of her boyfriend, especially during one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the year.
But the hard work will be worth it for Tiafoe if he can beat Michelsen and advance to the semifinals.
