There is great joy in Taylor Fritz's camp after his round of 16 victory over Alexander Zverev. Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle caused a stir after the match with a provocative Instagram post.
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- Alexander Zverev loses to Taylor Fritz in the round of 16 at Wimbledon on Monday.
- After the match, Morgan Riddle, the US American Fritz's girlfriend, posts a video on Instagram directed at the German Zverev.
- In it, Riddle calls her boyfriend's victory a "victory for the girls", presumably addressing accusations made by Zverev's ex-girlfriends, who accuse the German of domestic violence.
- Zverev did not comment on the post, but publicly annoyed several people in his opponent's box after the match.
Alexander Zverev leaves Wimbledon not only with a sore knee, but also with a red head. The German was beaten by Taylor Fritz in the round of 16 despite leading 2:0 in sets. With a bandaged knee, he misses a huge Grand Slam opportunity and has to listen to a lot during and after the five-set defeat against the American Taylor Fritz.
The German was already annoyed by the American's box during the match. After the match, the vituperative words of Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle followed: "When your man wins for the girls," the influencer wrote on Instagram after her boyfriend's quarter-final win on Monday, posting a video of her doing a happy dance.
The 26-year-old is alluding to accusations made by Zverev's ex-girlfriends, who accuse the German tennis player of domestic violence.
In June, the Berlin district court in Tiergarten discontinued proceedings against the 27-year-old for alleged assault in return for a fine. Zverev had to pay 200,000 euros. There was no conviction and Zverev is still considered innocent.
Zverev annoyed by Fritz's supporters
During the round of 16 duel at Wimbledon, other women in Fritz's box were rooting for the US American alongside Morgan Riddle. Zverev obviously didn't like that either.
"His two coaches and the physio, they're great guys and it's not directed at Taylor. But there were others in the box who probably don't come from the tennis world. They can be annoying," the German complained after the match.
Zverev has not yet commented on Fritz's girlfriend Riddle's Instagram post. However, the influencer has since deleted her post.