Taylor Fritz has revealed what Alexander Zverev said to him in the immediate aftermath of a five-set battle at Wimbledon which erupted into feud involving the American’s girlfriend.
Zverev accused members of Fritz’s box of going ‘over the top’ after the No 13 seed’s stunning comeback from two sets down on Centre Court.
Both during and after the match, Morgan Riddle appeared to take aim at the world No 4, who has faced allegations of abuse. He denies any wrongdoing.
The two players had what seemed a tense exchange at the net following Fritz’s win. During his on-court interview, Fritz was asked what was said: ‘It’s all good,’ he insisted.
‘Obviously with his knee it felt like in the fifth set he wasn’t moving as well so I just wished him the best.’
Taylor Fritz has revealed what Alexander Zverev said after their five-set battle at Wimbledon
Social media influencer Riddle, who has 17.2million likes on TikTok, posted a video to Instagram after the match. It showed her celebrating the win and included the caption: ‘When your man wins 4 the girls.’ The story now appears to have been deleted.
Earlier, while the match was unfolding, she had posted a picture of the court to her story and wrote, ‘cheer loud ladies.’ That post also appears to have been taken down.
Fritz later sat down for an interview with The Tennis Channel and shed more light on the feud.
‘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.’
Fritz added: ‘I wasn’t wishing him a flight home so.’
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