"I was indifferent towards him, that made him little more interested": When Taylor Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle admitted to making him 'chase' her
Taylor Fritz's girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, once opened up about her initial approach to dating the American tennis star. Riddle admitted to playing hard to get, prompting Fritz to chase after her.
Riddle is a familiar presence at tournaments around the world, passionately cheering on Fritz from his player's box. She has also carved out her own niche in the tennis world as a popular social media influencer, curating engaging tennis-related content on various platforms, where she shares outfit inspiration and behind-the-scenes looks at tournaments.
However, Morgan Riddle had little interest in tennis when she and Taylor Fritz started dating in 2020 after meeting on the celebrity dating app Raya. In an interview with The Cut in 2023, Riddle shed light on her approach to online dating.
The social media influencer disclosed that she always advised her friends not to show too much interest in the men they met online, as that would inevitably lead to the men "chasing" after them.
"I think Taylor was only the second guy that I’d ever met on the app. And to be honest, I usually tell my friends, just don’t show interest in them and they’ll chase after you just because they’re men and that’s what they’re like," Taylor Fritz's girlfriend said.
Riddle revealed that she had employed the same strategy when she first connected with Fritz on Raya. She humorously admitted that she had been "indifferent" to the American when they began talking to each other, which piqued his interest and made him pursue her more intently.
"I was kind of indifferent towards him at first and I think that made him a little more interested. I guess people always want that they can’t have! I would say don’t talk too long in the app. Like, I wouldn’t go back-and-forth with him, I was just kind of waiting for him to actually ask to hang out in person," she added.
"Taylor Fritz is trying to teach me, that usually ends up in a fight" - American's girlfriend Morgan Riddle on playing tennis
In the same interview, Taylor Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle shed light on her efforts to learn tennis, humorously disclosing that her theater and debate background in school had left her with limited athleticism and "pretty awful" coordination.
Riddle disclosed that Fritz had attempted to give her lessons in tennis, but their sessions typically ended in a fight. She also confessed that she preferred watching tennis over playing it.
"I’m trying! I was a theater and speech and debate kid when I was in high school so I am not athletic in any way and my coordination is pretty awful. But I’ve done some lessons. Taylor is trying to teach me a little bit — that usually ends up in a fight. [Laughs.] But I would say I enjoy watching the sport more than I enjoy playing it," Taylor Fritz's girlfriend said.
Morgan Riddle also opened up about how her understanding of tennis strategy had evolved, admitting that in her first year accompanying Taylor Fritz on tour, she "had absolutely no idea what was going on."
"Now, because I’ve been on the tour for three years, I know the game really well," she said. "Now I can see when he’s playing the match, what his opponent’s strategy is against him, too."