- The Kansas City Chiefs star attended the final with girlfriend Taylor Swift
- The championship was eventually won by Italian Janik Sinner
- Kelce wanted to heckle Sinner to help American finalist Taylor Fritz
Travis Kelce has opened up about his time at the US Open Final last week, where he was snapped in attendance with girlfriend Taylor Swift, having the time of his life at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Speaking on his New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast, the Super Bowl winning tight end explained that the final between Italian world number one Janik Sinner and American Taylor Fritz was his first ever visit to a US Open match and that he struggled with remaining quiet throughout the showdown.
“It was my first time. My second time going to a tennis match, at least a professional tennis match as big as this one.
“This was a completely different world,” Kelce said of the tennis grand slam. “I looked to my left and my right and every single time I did it, I saw a familiar face. There were so many f**king people there to see the action, especially the final game, knowing that an American was in the US Open, Taylor Fritz.
“It’s very quiet and you know us, when it’s very quiet, we want to say something. I’m not a quiet person, never been a quiet person. I’ve always been the kid at the back of the class when it gets quiet, like say something smart or say something funny or at least try and get a rise out of people. So the entire time I wanted to heckle the Italian Sinner, the number one player in the world, to help my guy Fritzy out.”
Unfortunately the Kansas City Chiefs star couldn’t help Fritz, as Sinner overcame the American in straight sets to lift his second major championship of the year, following his success at the Australian Open.
(h/t Yahoo!)
