Overview

• Photos from Sept. 1 show the Bridgerton star kissing and holding hands during Jannik Sinner’s match against Alexander Bublik at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens.
• Ashley was seated beside comedian Zakir Khan and actor Kal Penn, with the courtside moment drawing heavy social media attention.
• Multiple outlets, including People and Just Jared, identified the man as Tim Sykes, a managing partner at Wish You Were Here Group tied to Ruby’s Café and other venues.
• Sykes keeps a private Instagram account that Ashley follows, which reports cite as circumstantial support for the identification.
• Representatives for Ashley have not commented, and the outing redirected attention from her August New York sighting with Joshua Jackson after her earlier split from Constantin “Tino” Klein.