Who is Morgan Riddle? All about Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend since 2020
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Morgan RiddleTaylor Fritz's path to the 2025 Wimbledon Championships quarterfinals has shown his strong mind and self-trust. Even with tough foes and long games on the famous grass, Fritz has kept his eyes on the win. He has won over fans with his big hits and bold moves. Off the field, his life draws just as much attention; his girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, has also become quite famous.
Morgan's hours on the court and her open posts online have built a link between pro tennis and new fans. She shows us that players are not just good at sports but are real folks too.
Together, the pair have built a story that feels new and now: an athlete who's not shy to share his life outside the games, and a partner who takes up her spot as both fan and storyteller. Fritz has a big group of close friends, kin, and coaches there for him, but it's Morgan's strong support that seems to push him most.
As he goes for one of the top wins of his life, every hard serve and far reach is driven by a growing sense that he’s not just playing for himself, he's playing for the dreams of all who've been with him from early days to big matches.
Who is Morgan Riddle? All you need to know
Morgan Riddle is a social media influencer who has built a path for herself by mixing life stuff with a bold goal: to "make tennis cool again." She has a lot of fans on Instagram and TikTok, and her number has grown into the hundreds of thousands.
Morgan first got people's attention with her neat posts about new fashion, beauty tips, and trips around the world. But what makes her stand out is how she shows the ins and outs of the pro tennis world, a world that often feels far or old-timey to young folks in the U.S.
One of her most famous TikTok videos, which got more than 700,000 likes, shows how she does it. In the video, Morgan openly says that tennis is "kind of boring and not well-known in the US" before she gives a fun, simple lesson on the yearly tennis schedule, how player ranks really work, and things fans don’t see when she goes with her boyfriend, top player Taylor Fritz, to events all over the world.
Morgan Riddle was in Minnesota in her early life. Later, she spent her grown-up years in New York City. This was way before her tryst with tennis games and her trips around the world.
The video made her a lot of new fans, but also got some pushback from old-school fans. However, Fritz stood up for her at a 2022 Indian Wells Masters press talk. He said she brought new energy and new eyes to the sport he loves. In his words:
"I think what she did was awesome for our sport. It got a ton of people looking at it. I think you get your typical older fan who may be upset about it. I don't understand how anyone can get upset about it. I'm the one that's a professional tennis player, I'm the one that does this for a living. I 100 percent agree with everything in that video."
Morgan doesn't just talk about her tennis game. She also lets us see her life on tour, from what she wears on court to the cool foods she tries, and the special bits about each city where she plays. By doing this, she's not only making tennis cool for Gen Z and young millennials. She's also showing that stories about sports can be cool, close to our lives, and as fun as the games themselves.
In August 2023, The New York Times put the focus on Riddle with a piece interestingly called The Most Famous Woman in Men's Tennis. The article did not just talk about her partner's sports life. Instead, it looked at Riddle's own time under the odd light of being known as a tennis "WAG," a short word from Britain used for wives and girlfriends of well-known sports guys, most often in soccer.
In the interview, she shared about the misconception people often have about players' partners. She showed how people are fast to blame others when a player's game gets worse:
"If his ranking had gone down, they'd say it’s my fault. The only time I really get nervous is when I see him getting nervous," she openly said in the outlet, showing how unfair words can go beyond the game.
She also shared a softer truth: even with all eyes on her, she only really feels nervous when her partner gets edgy during a game.
Beyond the cool title, Morgan Riddle's thoughts show a deep, not-often-seen side of sports. Here, close ties mix with what people think should happen, and women too often face harsh looks for matches they do not even take part in.
How did Morgan Riddle and Taylor Fritz meet? All you need to know!
When Riddle met Fritz for the first time, it wasn't by way of mutual pals or random run-ins. Instead, it was through Raya, an app for dating that's meant for folks in creative fields, in 2022. In an interview with PEOPLE, Morgan Riddle said that she had just gotten to Los Angeles when the pandemic was at its worst.
She hardly knew anyone there, so she used the app to find new friends. Their first date wasn't the usual kind, with most places closed due to Covid rules, they got sushi to-go and stayed home.
In a brave step, she chose Midsommar, a creepy horror film, as their first ever movie, and later they laughed at how strange that choice was to start with. She half-joked it might have left a mark on him. Since that unusual start in 2020, they've been in love. They often travel and have times that clash because they are both busy with work. In her words:
"Because it was during Covid, no restaurants were open, no bars were open so we ordered sushi. We went to his place and I made him watch Midsommar with me, the really messed up horror movie. Why I chose that as my first introduction to a guy, I don't really know. I think I traumatized him a little bit."
Fans saw more of how they are when they were in Break Point, the tennis show made by the same folks who brought us Formula 1: Drive to Survive. In 2022, Riddle let on TikTok that Netflix cameras had been following them around, letting people see a bit of their busy but tight life.
In short, Morgan Riddle is now more than just known at games, she stands for a new kind of fame for sport stars' other halves: bold in talking about the hard parts, type-casts, and big focus that come with being in such a spot. By sharing how she sees things, she's taken on old ideas about "WAGs" and shown that past the top Instagram shots and game shows, there is a real life full of public views and help from others.
Her tale makes clear that the sports world goes way past just the ones who play, reaching those who stand next to them, who often have their own quiet fights away from the play area.
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