Taylor Fritz Advances Wimbledon After Five-Set Win Against Perricard

Taylor Fritz, the No. 5 men's singles seed and 2024 US Open runner-up, survived a grueling first-round match at Wimbledon 2025 against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, which extended over two days and five sets, including a curfew suspension. Fritz overcame a two-set deficit and a 5-1 fourth-set tiebreak disadvantage to eventually win, maintaining a perfect grass-court record and delivering 29 aces with remarkable resilience. Throughout this intense match, Fritz's girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, a fashion influencer and social media personality with nearly 500,000 Instagram followers, was a focal point both for her stylish Wimbledon-themed outfits—such as a strawberry pink couture minidress referencing Wimbledon’s classic strawberries and cream—and her visible emotional investment, as reflected in her social media posts showing elevated stress levels during the match. Riddle has been openly supportive of Fritz's career on social media and has gained attention herself for blending tennis fandom with high fashion, even vowing to make tennis "cool" again through her influencer platforms. The couple met on a dating app in 2020 and has since been featured in tennis media and Netflix’s "Break Point," with Fritz publicly endorsing Riddle’s efforts to promote the sport. Their dynamic has captivated fans as Fritz prepares to face Canadian Gabriel Diallo in the second round, while Riddle continues to attract attention both on and off the court.