Jenna Bush Hager Says Anna Wintour Asked Her and Hoda Kotb to “Quiet Down” at U.S. Open

Today's Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, and Savannah Guthrie attended the same match at the U.S. Open as Anna Wintour, who didn’t appreciate their enthusiasm.  

By Rachel McRady Sep 10, 2024 5:55 PMTags
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Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb are serving tennis tea.

According to the Today cohosts, who attended the U.S. Open with fellow anchor Savannah Guthrie, they got schooled at a recent match by one of the biggest tennis fans in the world—Anna Wintour.

In fact, when the trio attended the Sept. 8 Men’s Singles Final at the U.S. Open—where they cheered on U.S. athlete Taylor Fritz as he took on Italian player Jannik Sinner—their enthusiasm for the game got them into some trouble.

“Tennis is fun,” Hoda said on Today With Hoda and Jenna on Sept. 9. “We were loud and annoying.”

Though she said she was encouraged to be even louder by some spectators, Jenna admitted, “I think Anna Wintour asked us to quiet down.”

E! News has reached out to Wintour’s rep for comment and has not heard back.

The Vogue editor in chief and Conde Nast creative director, who is a major tennis aficionado, was, in fact, in the stands, sitting several rows below the rowdy bunch.

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Dressed in a white and black polka-dotted dress and sitting next to actor Eddie Redmayne, the 74-year-old was photographed looking very engaged in the match, which ultimately ended in a loss for Fritz as Sinner bested him in three sets.

Jenna noted that she was keen on making sure that Fritz understood he had the crowd’s support after many in the stadium began chanting, “Taylor, Taylor,” as Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce made a splash in the stands.

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“We didn’t want him to think everybody was there to see Taylor Swift because we weren’t,” Jenna noted, sharing that she tried to start the chant “Fritzy, Fritzy," but it didn’t take off. “We didn’t even know she was going to be there.”

Of course, the “So High School” singer and her Kansas City Chiefs tight end beau drew attention as they cheered on the players, smooched, sang, and danced together.

“Anyway, congratulations to them,” Hoda quipped of the couple. “Having fun. They’re living their best lives!”

(E! and Today are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)

For more stars at the U.S. Open, read on. 

Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce

The two shared a sweet moment on day 14 of the tournament.

Simone Biles

The Olympic gymnast's attendance at the women's singles quarterfinal match was a perfect 10.

Bad Bunny

Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves McConaughey

Laverne Cox

The story the Live From E! host was telling with this outfit? That she was ready to watch some tennis at the U.S. Open.

Penn Badgley

Jason Bateman

The Arrested Development actor was captivated by the game on Sept. 4.

Chord Overstreet

The actor made a gleeful appearance at the Cadillac Suite on Zero Bond Night during the U.S. Open.

Justin Theroux & Nicole Brydon Bloom

Dwyane Wade

The former NBA player had a slam dunk of a night.

Orlando Bloom

Yo ho, yo ho—it's the tennis life for the Pirates of the Caribbean star.

Stephen Curry & Ayesha Curry

Busy Philipps

The Girls5eva star was pretty busy on Sept. 3, catching a match from the Maestro Dobel Tequila suite inside the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Jason Sudeikis

The Ted Lasso star was anything but a goldfish as he was interviewed in the stands on Sept. 2.

Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn & Scott Foley

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Cynthia Erivo & Lena Waithe

The Wicked star and the Master of None actress were quite pop-u-lar on Sept. 2.

Tommy Dorfman

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Ellen Pompeo & Chris Ivery

The Grey's Anatomy star and her husband aced their U.S. Open date on Sept. 1.

Hugh Jackman

The Greatest Showman star enjoyed a great showing of tennis on Aug. 31.

Grace Van Patten & Jackson White

The Tell Me Lies couple stepped out for a date night on Aug. 31.

Questlove

It was love-all with the Roots musician inside the Moët & Chandon suite at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Yvonne Orji & Carmelo Anthony

The Insecure star was anything but self-conscious when she snapped a selfie with the retired NBA player Aug. 29.

Anna Chlumsky

The Veep alum elected for a green plaid dress for her U.S. Open outing.

Arielle Kebbel

The Vampire Diaries alum had a fang-tastic time inside the Heineken suite at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Taye Diggs

The Private Practice actor was digging his Maestro Dobel Tequila cocktail before the start of a match.

Jessica Biel

The actress was in seventh heaven during a match on Aug. 28.

Ben Stiller & Christine Taylor

The couple had a date night at the m̶u̶s̶e̶u̶m̶ court.

Liz Gillies

It was a victorious outing for the Nickeloeon alum on Aug. 28.

Thomas Doherty

From the Upper East Side to the U.S. Open, the Gossip Girl actor hit the blue carpet.

Kerry Washington

The Scandal star handled this family outing like a pro, bringing her mom Valerie Washington to the tennis tournament on Aug. 26.

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