Ayan Broomfield returned to the U.S. Open with Ayan’s Aces, turning the tournament into a polished gathering of Black women, fashion and tennis. The initiative brought Danielle Brooks, Precious Lee, Ziwe, Mariah the Scientist, Yung Miami, Sherri Shepherd, Kayla Nicole and Achieng Agutu into the mix, with Cadillac tied to the event.
That is why searches around Tiafoe girlfriend now lead back to Broomfield: she was not just attending, she was hosting a visible moment built around style, sisterhood and the sport itself. Ayan’s Aces is Broomfield’s way of creating more opportunities and awareness for Black women around tennis, entrepreneurship, collaboration, sports and more, and the U.S. Open gave that idea a high-profile stage.
Danielle Brooks gave the gathering its sharpest line on Instagram, writing, “A collective of Black Women watching a Black Woman dominate is so much fun.” Brooks has attended the U.S. Open since 2015, and her comment made clear what the night meant to the people in the room: the match mattered, but so did the shared view of it. In her Instagram carousel, Coco Guaff provided the court action while the guest list framed the scene.
The event also worked as a style showcase. Broomfield wore a navy tennis-inspired mini with red-and-white trim, a tie and knee-high socks, plus platinum blonde hair in a center part with soft curls at the bottom. Brooks wore gray Louis Vuitton separates with a pleated mini, black boots and a monogram bag, while Sherri Shepherd chose a two-piece Naked Wardrobe suit with an oversized green, black and white houndstooth pattern. Yung Miami wore a Loewe color-block dress with a butter yellow turtleneck bodice and light gray sleeves.
That balance is the point, and also the compromise. The U.S. Open moment was framed less as a hard-edged tennis report than as a celebration of Black women, Black excellence and sports, with the fashion doing as much of the talking as the scoreboard. Broomfield has now made Ayan’s Aces a recurring platform rather than a one-off appearance, but this year’s gathering leaves one question open: how far she plans to take it beyond the Open.
For now, the answer is already visible. Ayan’s Aces works as a bridge, linking the tournament to a broader audience and giving Black women a place in a sports conversation that is often too narrow. At the U.S. Open, Broomfield turned that idea into an event people could see, wear and share.
