Victoria Azarenka's ex-boyfriend Redfoo follows up Indian Wells appearance in Peyton Stearns' box with Miami Open attendance ahead of duo's 2R clash
Victoria Azarenka's ex-boyfriend Stefan Kendal Gordy aka Redfoo was once again in attendance for Peyton Stearns' match, this time in Miami.
The American musician debuted in Stearns' players box a couple of weeks ago, at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He was photographed sitting alongside the American youngster's team and cheering her on during her match against World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka.
It was a grueling duel that went into the distance. Stearns had four opportunities to close out the match, but Sabalenka's incredible resilience earned her a 6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6) win.
Redfoo was again spotted in Peyton Stearns' box during her first-round victory at the 2024 Miami Open against Wang Yafan of China. The American broke her opponent's serve five times and won 67% of the points behind her first serve en route a 6-2, 6-3 victory.
Standing in Peyton Stearns' path next is 27th seed Victoria Azarenka, who happens to be Redfoo's ex-girlfriend.
The two-time Grand Slam champion dated Redfoo from 2012 to 2014 and even reportedly considered getting engaged. The two, however, parted ways in June 2014.
Stearns and Azarenka haven't met each other on the WTA Tour before, with Miami set to be the stage for their first encounter.
Victoria Azarenka is a three-time Miami Open champion
Victoria Azarenka has won the Sony Ericsson Open, now known as the Miami Open, thrice. The former World No. 1 won the event in 2009, 2011 and 2016.
Azarenka entered the 2009 Miami Open seeded 11th. She kicked off her campaign against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round. After defeating Anna Chakvetadze and Agnes Szavay in the next two rounds, the Belarusian got past Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals.
In the championship match, she stunned the then World No. 1 Serena Williams in straight sets.
Two years later, Victoria Azarenka defeated Lucie Hradecka, Dominika Cibulkova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, second seed Kim Clijsters, and Vera Zvonnareva to advance to the Miami Open final against Maria Sharapova. The Belarusian comfortably defeated the Russian in straight sets to lift her second trophy.
Azarenka's most recent title at the WTA 1000 event came in 2016. She thwarted challenges from Monica Puig, Magda Linette, Garbine Muguruza, Johanna Konta, Angelique Kerber, and Svetlana Kuznetsova to emerge victorious.