Lavene Cox was among those to attend the US Open tennis tournament in New York yesterday.
Cox was there to see the eagerly-anticipated first-round appearance from Serena Williams. The tennis legend has already said it will be her final year in the singles tournament.
Cox, wearing a face mask, cheered her on from the stands. One eager fan reposted a video clip but mistook Cox for another icon: Beyoncé.
#Beyoncé at the #USOpen pic.twitter.com/rcaY8kdgR5
— Choni -Chonstradums🔮-Jamal🤘🏾💫🧟♂️ (@Choni_) August 29, 2022
That tweet quickly went viral, with most people amused by the mistake. Cox picked up on it herself and reshared it, indicating she found the whole thing funny.
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Williams won her match, and one Twitter user said Cox was the night’s second biggest winner, as the Beyoncé comparison was a true honor. Cox agreed.
Absolutely! GO @serenawilliams #USOpentennis https://t.co/hRWKiWNpDv
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) August 30, 2022
The actress was also happy to correct those still unsure.
Girl it was me. Lol https://t.co/fbBsu8JjTu
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) August 30, 2022
Cox also posted the tweet to Instagram, and said: “Not me getting mistaken for @Beyonce at the #USOpen tonight then trending on Twitter as the internet cackles over the mistaken identity. These tweets are funny as hell. Enjoy!!!”
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Check out a few more tweets below.
That is Laverne Cox! https://t.co/AlYJzlwniC pic.twitter.com/3c1AMpVDhx
— Childish African (@allaboutdomm) August 30, 2022
Laverne Cox sitting comfortably in those stands at the #USOpen & got folks thinking she’s Beyonce & whole time Beyonce over in Croatia vacationing like no tmrw..
— Rachel. (@_loveRachel_) August 30, 2022
FYI: Deleted that tweet about Beyonce being at the #USOpen in a mask. That’s actually Laverne Cox (Checked the still from the match, then looked at Laverne’s outfit. It’s the same). pic.twitter.com/NZnnMCp5Et
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) August 30, 2022
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Williams beat Danka Kovinic to advance to the second round. After the match, the stadium crowd paid Williams a very special tribute after she was interviewed by Gayle King on the court. They held up signs spelling out “We ❤️ Serena.” You can watch the moment below.
We ❤️ Serena#USOpen pic.twitter.com/MJCCWgrzDT
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 30, 2022
Cam
Waiting for the right wing troll to come in enraged that a Black woman was playing and a trans woman was in the stands.
I’d love to see Serena win one more to knock that bigoted cow Margaret Court down in the record books.
Man About Town
It’s an understandable mistake; they’re both GAWJUS, Mista Sheffield!
SDR94103
oh please. i’m gonna pee myself.
Kangol2
I love it. And I loved Serena’s performance yesterday too!