US Open Men’s Finals: Star-Studded Event with Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Matthew McConaughey, Bad Bunny & More
Today in the US Open Men’s Finals Championship, Italian Jannik Sinner triumphed over American Taylor Fritz in straight sets to take home the trophy. Capping off a milestone year for the US Open, the USTA announced they surpassed their goal of welcoming 1 Million fans to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
More than ever, the US Open was the place to be in New York City this September, and today’s final was no exception. Celebrities in attendance included: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, Usher, Kendall Jenner, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Bon Jovi, Matthew McConaughey, and more.
Below please find photo and video assets as well as highlights from the day, including footage of Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift arriving at the US Open and Matthew McConaughey playing tennis with Nick Kyrgios before the big match.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce made a covert entrance in Arthur Ashe Stadium ahead of the Men’s Finals match between Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner. Once inside, the pair met up with Kelce’s teammate Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany and took in the matches from a suite.
- Alright, Alright, Alright: It was no secret who Matthew & Camila Alves McConaughey were rooting for during the Men’s Final. McConaughey donned an American Flag bandana in the stands while enthusiastically cheering on Taylor Fritz.
- Bad Blood?: Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun were both in the house for the US Open Men’s Finals, though there is no word if the two crossed paths. In the same category of awkward run-ins, Kendall Jenner had to dodge not one but two of her recent exes as both Bad Bunny and Devin Booker were in attendance and were seated in separate suites not too far from the model.
- Usher popped up at the US Open for the men’s finals in the midst of his tour stop at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The R&B hitmaker brought his wife Jennifer, who mentioned the pair went on their first date to the US Open.
- Ahead of the match, comedian and impressionist Matt Friend hosted the Blue Carpet pre-show and chatted with some of the stars as they made their way into Arthur Ashe Stadium, including Jon Bon Jovi, Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager, Liev Schreiber, and Eddie Redmayne, among others.
- Mikaela Shiffrin met tennis legend Billie Jean King on the Blue Carpet, and the two shared a sweet moment talking about their respective sports.
- Justin Theroux brought his fiance Nicole Brydon Bloom as his date for the US Open Men’s Finals, and the bride-to-be sported a massive sparkler on her ring finger while posing for photos on the Blue Carpet.
- Other celebrities in attendance included Andrew Garfield, Bill Gates, Mindy Kaling, Martha Stewart, Nyjah Huston, Lindsay Lohan, Sophia Bush & Ashlyn Harris, Emily Ratajkowski, Noah Lyles, Omar Apollo, Savannah Guthrie, Dustin Hoffman, Ziwe Fumudoh, Jayson Tatum, Henrik Lundqvist, Hasan Minhaj, Maria Sharapova, Michael Boomberg, Barry Diller, Stephen Colbert, Tinashe, Emma Roberts, Jane Krakowski, Molly Ringwald, Ruben Studdard, Courteney Cox among others.