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Tennis is not just limited to players nowadays. It extends to their partners who support them during their endeavors on the Tour. Social media has made it possible for tennis enthusiasts to follow up on updates of players’ on and off-court lives. Sometimes, people come across adorable couple moments as we saw during the victory of Frances Tiafoe at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston. The American tennis player had a wholesome surprise waiting for him in the form of his girlfriend.

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The promising rise of Frances Tiafoe since last year’s US Open has put considerable attention on the player. While following the ATP star, people have gotten to know about his girlfriend, Ayan Broomfield, who gave him a wholesome surprise in the finals of the ATP clay-court event in Houston.

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Frances Tiafoe gets a surprise from his girlfriend Ayan Broomfield 

Tiafoe secured his first victory on the ATP Tour this year after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the finals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. A straight-set victory right at the start of the clay-court season will be a huge morale boost for the American player. While thanking his people after his victory, he gave a very sweet shout-out to his girlfriend.

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Surprisingly, he did not know that Ayan Broomfield was in Houston. So, seeing her there, cheering for him, made his day.

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He later stated, “I see my girlfriend in the crowd and I was like, ‘I didn’t even know you were in Houston. I thought you were in LA!'”

READ MORE: ‘Gonna Tell All My Friends’- Frances Tiafoe Exhilarates a Young Fan by Replicating a Classic Roger Federer Act

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The couple has been together for almost six years now after making their relationship public in 2018. However, Tiafoe is not the only player she is associated with.

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The girlfriend of the American tennis star is herself a Canadian tennis player. Her association with tennis made her get in contact with Venus and Serena Williams. Broomfield took to her Instagram to announce her role as a body double of Venus Williams in the movie ‘King Richard’.

With a girlfriend who is a tennis player, Tiafoe has surrounded himself with people who are there for him in his tough rise in the highest level of professional tennis.

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Shivali Sharma

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Shivali Sharma is a Tennis Writer and Content Manager at EssentiallySports. With an extensive experience of more than 3 years in writing and content management, Shivali has authored numerous articles concerning the ‘Queen of the Court’, Serena Williams, and the ‘Big 3’, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, including their personal life, career, and more. In addition to this, Shivali is a sworn Djokovic fan who hails his grit in face of every challenge. Additionally, she roots for Jannik Sinner whose relentless gameplay she can’t help but admire. Apart from this, when she is away from writing, Shivali enjoys exploring the great outdoors through trekking and indulging in her passion for reading books.

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