Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the US Open, 22 years after Swift sang there

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attended the men’s final of the US Open tennis tournament in New York City on Sunday (September 8), where the two were photographed attending several social events together over the weekend.

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Swift and Kelce were spotted on a pizza date in Brooklyn on Friday and celebrated the wedding of Karen Elson and Lee Foster at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan on Saturday before heading to the tennis match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens on Sunday. If this is some sort of blitz tour of the city, that leaves only two boroughs welcoming New York this week: the Bronx and Staten Island.

The US Open Instagram account shared several videos of the pop star and the football player on site on Sunday afternoon. Swift was seen in a classic red gingham sundress (Reformation, $248), while Kelce wore a white shorts, polo shirt and cardigan ensemble, topped with a bucket hat (all Gucci).

The couple watched the game in a suite with Kelce’s teammate Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany.

At one point, Swift and Kelce were filmed singing along to The Darkness’ song “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” which was playing over the stadium’s speakers.

The Instagram account also brought back memories with a post that referenced Swift’s earliest known appearance at the US Open: 2002, around this time of year.

The then aspiring singer – just 12 years old (soon to be 13, her birthday is in December) – was given the opportunity to sing “America the Beautiful” in the Arthur Ashe Stadium of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the complex where the US Open is held.

Wearing a black sleeveless dress and her long hair blow-dried straight, the young Swift – seen in a clip hidden away in a fan compilation video uploaded to YouTube over a decade ago – seemed to have mastered the art of controlling a crowd during one of her first stadium performances. Even in her middle school years, she wasn’t afraid to look around or make eye contact with people watching from the stands.

At 12, with just the slightest twang in her voice, Swift drew inspiration from her early country influences for “America the Beautiful.” In her 30s, her singing has evolved into something entirely her own, but this nearly-teenager’s delivery is still unmistakably Swift.

“America, America, God give you grace,” she was heard singing in the clip before she became famous.

She had no idea how many stadiums her name would headline over the next few decades, how many sold-out stadiums would sell out tickets and trigger ticket hysteria.

In September and through October 18, Swift will be taking a break from the Eras Tour, which will reach its finale in December. For now, there are no new Eras concert clips to watch, nor any ever-changing acoustic sets to look forward to.

In recent days the spirit behind The “Tortured Poets” section has been out and about a lot publicly, meaning fans have gotten a glimpse into her schedule. On Thursday night, she showed up to support Kelce and the Chiefs at their Thursday game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City before the couple headed to New York for the weekend.

Their public appearances this week come after a purported media plan from Kelce’s team was leaked earlier this week – a draft of a supposed strategy in the event the tight end splits from Swift, with whom he has been linked for a year. Kelce’s public relations team, Full Scope, whose logo was seen on the papers circulating online, said the document was “completely false and fabricated.” A spokesperson for the company said it was “not created, issued or authorized by this agency” and that Full Scope had “instructed our legal team to initiate proceedings against the individuals or entities responsible for the unlawful and damaging forgery.” Swift’s representatives did not comment.

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