Frances Tiafoe’s US Open journey ended with a bitter pill to swallow as he suffered a semi-final defeat to Taylor Fritz. However, Tiafoe quickly recovered from the loss and showed a whole new side of himself yesterday. He and his girlfriend, Ayan Broomfield, turned heads at the Off-White Spring Show in New York, stepping out in style and making a statement in the fashion world. IB Kamara, the creative director of the company, also received recognition from Tiafoe for introducing Off-White’s Milan-based appearance to the American audience.

The American star took to his Instagram account to share a series of pictures with his girlfriend in which he was seen donning a denim outfit with a white T-shirt. Sharing the pictures, Tiafoe wrote, “@off____white SPRING 2025, Big S/O to @ibkamara unreal show brotha ✊🏿✊🏿🇸🇱🇸🇱.”

Apart from posing with his girlfriend, Tiafoe was also seen posing with celebrities like singer Victoria Monet and Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour. Some of the other athletes who graced the star-studded event were Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee and US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka.

Talking about Tiafoe’s performance in the recently finished US Open, he advanced to the semifinals of the tournament for the second time in his career. Even though he lost to Taylor Fritz in a five-setter eventually, Ayan Broomfield, Tiafoe’s girlfriend, wrote a heart-warming message for him in her Instagram story. Sharing a photo of Tiafoe on the court, Broomfield wrote, “What a tournament, proud of you.”

After losing the semi-final though, Tiafoe stirred up attention with a bold comment, as he claimed he was the better player on the semi-final night despite losing to Taylor Fritz. While that statement might have been made in the heat of the moment, the fans didn’t take it well and Tiafoe faced quite a bit of criticism for it.

“I was the better player for sure”: Frances Tiafoe

Fans were glued to their seats throughout the semi-final match between Tiafoe and Fritz. Tiafoe got off to a great start, but he couldn’t keep up the pace and towards the end of the match, looked a little bit of exhausted. However, he said he wasn’t tired. He also suffered cramps. Tiafoe addressed the turning point of the match in a candid admission in the post-match press conference.

“I mean, I was the better player for sure tonight, I think, in the fourth set. Had these in-and-out cramps out of nowhere; it felt like my body just shut down on me. Probably had a lot to do with nerves because I wasn’t tired at all,” the 21-year-old said.

Tiafoe’s post-match remarks drew criticism as the fans were of the opinion that he had his moments in the match, but he was not a better player by any means, because towards the end, Fritz just ran away with the contest. Nonetheless, the US Open semi-final is history now. Tiafoe seems to have moved on, as he spends time with his girlfriend at the Off-White Spring Show.