"Everybody was pointing at her" - Tiafoe on seeing Michelle Obama in the stands

Michelle Obama was shown on the jumbotron during the Alcaraz - Tiafoe match but the eagle-eyed American already spotted her.

Tiafoe garnered many fans during this US Open and many celebs came out to support the American in his bid to become the 2nd African-American to ever play in the US Open final. One of those was former First Lady Michele Obama and Tiafoe spotted her pretty early on.

She was later shown on the Jumbotron and asked about it, Tiafoe smiled and said:

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"I seen her like 2-1 in the first, kind of turned my head right. She looked at me. Before they announced her, put it on the Jumbotron, I already seen her. Everybody was pointing at her. I seen her. I think I shanked a return. Yeah, she thinks I'm a bum, can't make a return."

Tiafoe further added that the whole experience was crazy to him:

"Seeing her there was crazy. Obviously there was a lot of who's whos in there tonight. Obviously we all know what she means. Crazy. Crazy getting to meet her after. Seen her before, but it's a little bit different circumstance. She sees me and she's actually excited to see me. Yeah, unbelievable. Unbelievable night."