Frances Tiafoe Gives Victory Shout-Out to Tony Goldwyn After US Open Win: ‘I’m a Huge Fan, Bro’

(People) – Frances Tiafoe earned a spot in the US Open quarterfinals for the third consecutive year on Sunday, Sept. 1, with his four-set win over Australia’s Alexei Popyrin.

But while the tennis star had plenty to celebrate, he couldn’t leave the court without giving a special shout-out to a member of the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium — actor Tony Goldwyn.

US Open Tennis filmed the moment while Chris Eubanks interviewed Tiafoe moments after his victory. But before Eubanks could wrap up the chat, Tiafoe grabbed the mic.

“Hold on, hold on. Sorry, sorry,” Tiafoe, 26, said in the clip, which was shared on social media. “Tony Goldwyn was in the crowd. Yo, I’m a huge fan of you, bro.”

“Me and my girl used to watch Scandal all the time,” said Tiafoe, who has been dating former Div. I tennis champ Ayan Broomfield since 2015. “I’m a huge fan, brother. I’m a huge fan, bro. I gotta say that!”

A live shot of Goldwyn was then shown on the big screen, the actor, 64, sending cheers back to Tiafoe.

Little did Tiafoe know, Goldwyn wasn’t the only Scandal star at the Open.

Fellow actor Scott Foley (Jake Ballard) and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes were both there as well, while Bellamy Young — who played first lady Mellie Grant, opposite Goldwyn’s President Fitzgerald Grant — was seen behind Goldwyn in the same box watching Taifoe.

Missing was Olivia Pope herself Kerry Washington, though the actress just reunited with Goldwyn last month at the Democratic National Convention.