Ayan Broomfield is the type of person who greets you like youâre an old friend, even if youâve only just met. When we arrived at her New York apartment recently to film this interview, she welcomed us with big hugs and easy laughter as we got set up. Dressed in the kind of effortless uniform everyone wishes they could pull offâbarefoot in a simple white tank, deep-blue wide-leg denim, and long, perfectly tousled curls grazing her faceâshe curled up on the couch as we traded tennis gossip before easing into a more serious conversation.
A former Division I tennis player for Clemson University and UCLA, and the girlfriend of Frances Tiafoe, Broomfield has carved out a unique role within tennis cultureâa bona fide WAG, yes, but one whoâs using her growing influence to make a real impact on the sport. In 2025, Broomfield launched Ayanâs Aces, a program focused on bringing more Black women to tennis tournaments, after attending the Australian Open that year left her stuâŠ
