Taylor Fritz’s influencer girlfriend Morgan Riddle attended his US Open quarterfinal showdown with Alexander Zverev on Tuesday – just two months on from her spat with the German at Wimbledon.
Riddle, who has 18 million likes on TikTok, was at the center of controversy back in July after Zverev followed up his defeat to Fritz in London by complaining about the noise coming from his rival’s box – which is where she was sat during the game.
And to add to the beef, the tennis WAG celebrated her boyfriend’s victory by appearing to reference domestic abuse claims made against his opponent in 2020.
In an Instagram video which was quickly deleted, Riddle included the caption: ‘when your man wins 4 the girls.’
Zverev agreed to pay around $240,000 in a June settlement with his accuser, the mother of his child, but has not been convicted of any crime and maintains his innocence.
Taylor Fritz’s influencer girlfriend Morgan Riddle attended his US Open quarterfinal showdown with Alexander Zverev on Tuesday
A few months on from her feud with the world No 4, Riddle took her seat at Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York, to cheer on Fritz in their much-anticipated US Open rematch.
She has since claimed that her deleted Instagram video wasn’t actually a reference to Zverev, despite what so many of Fritz’s fans believed.
‘Regarding my stories yesterday… i took them down as soon as i realized the misunderstanding and how blown out of proportion they had become by the media,’ she said in a subsequent video.
‘They were not about anything that’s happened off the tennis court & there’s no bad blood between anyone.’
While Riddle claims there is no animosity between the two camps, Fritz and Zverev shared a heated exchange at the net after their Round of 16 clash at Wimbledon.
Zverev said afterwards that he was upset with some people in Fritz’s box who ‘may not be from the tennis world.’ Riddle was seated in the box that day.
Fritz is looking to repeat his victory over the German at Wimbledon over the summer
The pair’s Round of 16 match in London was marred by controversy after Zverev complained about the noise coming from his rival’s box – where Riddle was sitting
Riddle also appeared to reference domestic abuse claims made against her boyfriend’s opponent in 2020, which she later denied
‘His team is extremely respectful. I think his coach, his physio, also his second coach, they’re extremely respectful,’ he said about the American.
‘I think there’s some other people that maybe are in the box that are not maybe from the tennis world, that are not maybe from particularly watching every single match. They were a bit over the top.’
Zverev and Fritz have since talked, as the latter told reporters at Wimbledon.
‘I think he was a little upset about my team members cheering for me when he was injured but he said: “It’s nothing to do with you. You’re all good…” Whatever, it’s all good.’
The winner of Tuesday afternoon’s quarterfinal between Fritz and Zverev will advance to face either Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria or America’s Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.
