NFL star Travis Kelce attended the 2024 US Open men’s singles final between Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz. Later, Kelce admitted that he had trouble with the ‘quiet’ atmosphere at the match as he is not a ‘quiet person’.
Sinner and Fritz played the summit clash at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday, September 8. Several celebrities from various industries were present in the stands with many supporting the first American man in a Grand Slam singles final in 15 years.Travis Kelce and his girlfriend Taylor Swift were also supporting local lad Fritz. However, the Kansas City Chiefs star struggled with the ‘quiet’ atmosphere at the match. On his and his brother Jason Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ podcast, Travis said:
“It’s [The tennis match was] very quiet and, you know us, when it’s very quiet we want to say something. I’m not a quiet person, I’ve never been a quiet person.”
Kelce mentioned he wanted to heckle World No. 1 Sinner to help Fritz.
“The entire time I wanted to heckle the Italian, Jannik Sinner, the number one player in the world. And really try to get in his head to help my guy Fritzy out.”“It’s [The tennis match was] very quiet and, you know us, when it’s very quiet we want to say something. I’m not a quiet person, I’ve never been a quiet person.”
Kelce mentioned he wanted to heckle World No. 1 Sinner to help Fritz.
“The entire time I wanted to heckle the Italian, Jannik Sinner, the number one player in the world. And really try to get in his head to help my guy Fritzy out.”
Kelce refrained from heckling as he played it ‘cool’ and ‘respectful’.
“I played it cool, I played it respectful, knowing that’s kind of frowned upon. I’m sure if I started heckling like the guy did in Happy Gilmore […] if it had gotten to that point, I’m sure I would’ve been asked to leave.”
The evening, however, did not end well for the American supporters as Taylor Fritz lost the match in straight sets. Jannik Sinner earned back-to-back triumphs with the Cincinnati Open and the US Open title.