Frances Tiafoe & girlfriend Ayan donate generously on Christmas week to help poor community in Maryland

Frances Tiafoe and his girlfriend Ayan Broomfield recently undertook a noble cause on Christmas week as they donated generously to help the underprivileged in Beltsville, Maryland. Broomfield later shared a couple of moments that reflected the couple's commendable intent of uplifting the poor and the needy in American society.

On Sunday, December 21, Tiafoe's girlfriend Ayan took to her Instagram Stories and shared two posts. The first of them was a picture of the 28-year-old Canadian all-smiles in front of the open trunk of a car, which was loaded with winter clothing and food supplies. She captioned this post:

"Went a little crazy for our food and clothing drive!!"

The next post was a close-up video of the supplies Frances Tiafoe and his girlfriend Ayan bought to donate to those who need food and clothing the most this winter. Through the written caption of this post, she urged people to visit the Beltsville community center within a designated time period and also informed folks about the 'first come first serve' policy of the donation.

"Beltsville community center today from 12-4pm! First come first serve 🥰"

Broomfield's Instagram Stories informing followers of her and Tiafoe's winter clothing and food drive in Beltsville, Maryland (Source: Instagram/ayan.broomfield)

"I was born into a poor family" - Frances Tiafoe in 2019

Frances Tiafoe during a press conference at the 2024 Laver Cup (Source: Getty)

In 2019, Frances Tiafoe gave a revealing interview to prominent South African writer Donald McRae for The Guardian. Here, the American reflected on his roots and how he saw as tennis as a platform for helping himself, his family and all his loved ones financially. Touching on the poverty he was born into, Tiafoe said:

"Sleeping on folding tables in the office. was where my adventure started. I was thinking, ‘How’s this story going to end?’ I saw tennis as the way to get me somewhere else. It was me thinking: ‘Can you imagine if we do this right? It would be incredible. You can’t make it up.’ I want to use the story now to inspire others. You don’t have to be from the upper echelon to be great. If you want something in life, go get it."

He later added:

"I was born into a poor family but my family’s good. I’m good and I’m going to do something great."

Frances Tiafoe didn't enjoy the best of tennis seasons in 2025, with the American choosing to end his season early following a second-round exit from the Shanghai Masters. He also decided to revamp his entire coaching setup going into the 2026 season.

Edited by Sudipto Pati