Taylor Fritz's girlfriend shows true colours with public message after Wimbledon loss

Morgan Riddle, the partner of US star Taylor Fritz, has paid tribute to her partner after he lost in the Wimbledon semi-final to Carlos Alcaraz. Fritz was gunning for his first final at SW19, and ultimately his first Grand Slam. However, he found two-time Wimbledon champion Alcaraz in a dominant mood as he dispatched 27-year-old Fritz 4-6 7-5 3-6 6-7 (6-8).

Riddle, 27, has become a star in her own right in recent times due to her presence on social media and through often being seen supporting Fritz at tennis' most high-profile events. The American influencer also shares behind the scenes looks at the game for her 460k followers on Instagram and 599k on TikTok. She has now used her platform to offer her condolences to her beau, writing on Instagram, over a photo of Fritz walking off the court: "I know how much this meant to you & you fought your heart out every step of the way the last 2 weeks. Love you endlessly & so proud to be by your side. On to the next", accompanied by a fist pump and white heart emoji.

Fritz entered Wimbledon as the fifth seed after reaching both the US Open and ATP Finals last year. He had previously reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals in two of the last three years.

The 27-year-old has spoken openly on Riddle's influence on his game. He conceded that it was his girlfriend who spurred him on after he dropped in the world rankings.

He has since bounced back and now resides at No. 5 in the world. Speaking after his win over Karen Khachanov in the Wimbledon quarter-finals, he said: "Yeah, I mean, there's been a pretty constant, I guess, results and ranking rise since we've been together. I think I would have to say she's been a big help to me just kind of keeping me focused, having someone who cares and just pushes you to just do better and do the right things, be healthier."

In a choice of words he later claimed to regret, he added: "Almost like [she] kind of just mother me in a way with, like, the diet and going to sleep on time. But just having someone to push you in the right direction all the time, supporting you, it helps a lot. There's an obvious correlation between my results and ranking and the time we've been together."

Speaking after his loss to Alcaraz, he said: "The first set I came out and I just played a bad first game and put myself down a break instantly. Unfortunately, that's what I've done the past two times I played Carlos, came out and instantly put myself down a break. That's never good.

"Like I said, I've watched Carlos plenty. For me, I feel like that's the best I've seen him serve. I'm not going to get a look to break him back. First set, done. Second set, did exactly what I wanted to do. Fourth set, did exactly what I wanted to do... I just need to avoid playing the times where the level dips a bit and then he can grab a break and just get ahead of me."

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Despite his loss, he believes he can still get the better of Alcaraz on grass, adding: "I think, to be fair, on grass, even though he's such an incredible grass court player, probably fast is my best opportunity with Carlos. Once the court gets slow to where I can't hurt him, it's going to be really tough because, regardless of how slow the court is, I think he's always going to be able to hurt me."

Alcaraz will now face Italian Jannik Sinner in the final on Sunday. The pair's last meeting at the French Open final in June, where Alcaraz emerged triumphant, has been cited as one of the best Grand Slam finals in recent history.