American tennis star Taylor Fritz stunned German Alexander Zverev with a five-set victory at Wimbledon on Monday after being two sets down early in the match.
Zverev took the second set 7-6 (4), but Fritz fought back and won the final three sets 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
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Taylor Fritz (L) of the United States greets Alexander Zverev of Germany after their men's singles fourth round match during day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2024 in London, England. (Shi Tang/Getty Images)
The final word was given to Fritz's girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, who celebrated the victory. Riddle appeared to mock Zverev when she posted on Instagram Stories.
“When your man wins for the girls,” she wrote, referencing allegations that he assaulted a woman in 2020.
Riddle also wrote in another post: “Stay strong, ladies.”
Morgan Riddle watches her boyfriend Taylor Fritz on day eight of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Pictured: Monday July 8, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images)
The posts appear to have been deleted.
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Zverev reached an out-of-court settlement with his former partner, who had brought the charges, and the German court ended the case in June. Zverev agreed to pay fines of about $162,000 to the state and about $54,000 to a charity.
Prosecutors said Zverev pushed the woman against a wall and strangled her during an argument. Zverev maintained his innocence.
In the match against Fritz, Zverev seemed to take the applause heard from his opponent's box in the fifth set in a bad way. He said that “it was a bit exaggerated.”
Taylor Fritz of the United States plays a backhand in the men's singles fourth round match against Alexander Zverev of Germany during day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2024 in London, England. (Shi Tang/Getty Images)
Zverev also acknowledged that he was playing with a knee injury.
“I was playing with one leg,” Zverev said. “It was pretty obvious that I wasn't 100% today, wasn't it? I didn't really move during the whole match. I didn't run to hit a drop shot. If I ran to hit a drop shot, I was limping more than running.”
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Fritz will now play Lorenzo Musetti in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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