Frances Tiafoe was never a fan of the pop icon Taylor Swift. However, the world’s No. 18-ranked tennis pro met Taylor Swift at a Kansas City Chief’s game at Arrowhead Stadium last November — where the singer was cheering on her boyfriend Kansas Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — he came away super impressed, and seemingly pretty buzzed via Yahoo.
During an interview with Tennis TV this week, Tiafoe disclosed that not only is Taylor a great hang, she can also toss ’em back like a pro.
“We go into this suite, and the first person we see in this suite is Taylor,” Tiafoe, 27, stated about the game he attended with his girlfriend, Ayan Broomfield.
“We were drinking all day together. She was so cool. One of the most humble people for who she is. Super down to earth. Hopefully, we can do that again,” Tiafoe said, admitting he wasn’t a big fan of the singer before they met.
“It’s crazy because, you know like, I’m not even saying I’m a Swiftie, but like, I appreciate greatness so much,” he admitted. “Seeing how cool she was, she’s got my ultimate respect.”
They enjoyed a few beverages, but Swift also impressed Tiafoe by being “very knowledgable” about tennis, he said, noting that the singer told him she’d wanted to see him play in the final at last year’s U.S. Open, which he narrowly missed after losing in five sets to fellow American Taylor Fritz.
“And she was like, ‘Trav loves you,’” he added.
After wrapping her historic Eras Tour in December, and falling to the Eagles in this month’s Super Bowl LIX, Swift and Kelce, respectively, are seemingly taking some well-deserved time off to recharge.
