Woman who went viral for drinking beer at US Open reveals she was kicked off the big screen at this year’s tournament
- Megan Lucky became a sensation among tennis fans from 2021
- Her beer spooling skill made her an instant hit with many supporters
- Ms Lucky told 114,000 Instagram followers why she was shunned this year
The animated sports fan who went viral after drinking beer at the 2021 and 2022 US Open has revealed that her experience at Flushing Meadows this year has left her as flat as an old glass of Heineken.
‘Beer Girl’ Megan Lucky took to Instagram to explain why she thinks she won’t be seen on the big screen alongside other New York tennis fans for the third year in a row.
“Whoever was in charge didn’t want me on the jumbotron (big screen),” she said clip started.
“I don’t know their reasons, they didn’t share them with me, but I still had a lot of fun (at the US Open) and I’m at peace with it.
“I know the universe has a plan for me and like I said last time, the beer girl is a part of me.
Tennis fan Megan Lucky went viral after drinking beer at the US Open in recent years, but her recent experience at Flushing Meadows was very different
The 27-year-old told her Instagram followers she was “peaceful” that she wasn’t starring in Flushing Meadows and that she might take her “fun energy” to another sport
Lucky couldn’t believe she was appearing on the big screen at the 2021 US Open
The 27-year-old showed the public her appreciation by drinking her beer – and a sporting cult hero was born
“Maybe soon I’ll take her to another sport that needs her cheerful energy, so keep an eye out for that.
“But for now this is not the end, it is only the beginning of a new era.”
Lucky became a cult hero online – and with some tennis commentators – after her performances in the stands in 2021 and 2022.
She first appeared on the big screen – and on social media – during the third round match between Roberto Bautista-Agut and Felix Auger-Aliassime in 2021.
The clip from her 2022 performance has been viewed more than 350,000 times, with Lucky saying, “I missed you guys.”
She took to Instagram to show off photos from her second annual US Open tuff, with the caption “Some b**** named Serena stole my thunder.”
Lucky managed to cash in on her time in the spotlight by collaborating with several alcohol labels, but she now wants to develop her “personal brand.”
“I still haven’t been able to make any real money,” Ms. Lucky, who has over 114,000 Instagram followers, said in a recent interview.
“So now I’m starting to post more on my socials.”