Tennis Trending Pop Moments Today: Taylor Fritz and girlfriend Morgan Riddle suffer break-in attempt at London Airbnb; Novak Djokovic mourns devastating railway station collapse in Serbia, and more
Taylor Fritz and his girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, faced an attempted break-in during their stay at an Airbnb in London. In other tennis-related news, Novak Djokovic was left heartbroken after an unfortunate accident at a railway station in Serbia took the lives of 14 people.
Meanwhile, Coco Gauff's mother, Candi, was impressed with her daughter's attire for the 2024 WTA Finals in Riyadh. Along with this, Serena Williams' ex-coach, Rennae Stubbs, expressed her dismay over a child dressing up as Donald Trump for Halloween.
On that note, here's a look at today's trending moments in tennis:
Taylor Fritz and girlfriend Morgan Riddle face attempted break-in at London
Taylor Fritz' girlfriend uploaded a series of Instagram stories on November 2, 2024, to share a terrifying experience she and her boyfriend Taylor Fritz faced while they were staying at a London Airbnb.
The videos carried a glimpse of the street outside as Riddle revealed that they woke up to the sound of someone attempting to enter the code and break inside their property. She wrote:
"At 4am this morning taylor and I woke up to someone trying to enter the code and break into the front door of the airbnb we're staying at in London."
Sharing another picture of the secondary lock, which was already removed, she added:
"I tell taylor to run and lock the secondary lock as they're standing outside trying to get in and IT'S BEEN REMOVED???"
On a lighthearted note, Riddle also shared a picture of Fritz using a tennis racquet as a weapon:
"Of all potential weapons in the house this man grabs a racket," Riddle wrote.
Taylor Fritz's girlfriend further cautioned people about staying at an Airbnb and urged them to opt for hotels whenever possible.
"Airbnb is SO unsafe. They are intentionally targeted in many cities. Houses are nice for longer stays, but please just stay in a hotel, especially if you are traveling alone or only with girls. I swore I’d never stay in one again after my past experiences and clearly didn’t learn my lesson."
Novak Djokovic reacts to the unfortunate railway accident in Serbia
The roof of a railway station collapsed in the second-largest city of Serbia on November 2, 2024. Novak Djokovic took to his Instagram story and sympathized with all the victims of the train accident in Novi Sad. He a heartfelt note for the families whose close ones were affected by the mishap.
"My heart goes out to all those affected by the tragedy in Novi Sad. Our deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers to the victims' families," Djokovic wrote.
Notably, Djokovic's hometown, Belgrade, is less than 100km away from Novi Sad. The Serb was last seen on the court at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the third-place playoff. The 37-year-old is still in contention to qualify for the ATP Finals.
Coco Gauff's mother Candi reacted to her daughter's WTA Finals outfit
Coco Gauff is geared up to compete at the WTA Finals for the third time in her career, which is starting on November 2, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The American player recently attended the Finals gala wearing a stunning lavender-colored gown paired with minimal silver jewelry.
Gauff's outfit impressed her mother, Candi, who reshared WTA's post on her Instagram story and wrote:
"@cocogauff stunning!!"
Coco Gauff will start her 2024 WTA Finals campaign against Jessica Pegula on November 3.
Serena Williams' ex-coach reacts to a child dressed as Donald Trump for Halloween
With the spooky season underway, people are out on the street enjoying the season in their Halloween costumes. Amid this, a group of kids dressed up as Donald Trump and his entourage, in which one of the kids was dressed as a shooter, cosplaying the assassination attempt that occurred on the former president of the US in Pennsylvania.
This caught the eye of Serena Williams' ex-coach, Rennae Stubbs. Resharing the photo of the children, Stubbs expressed her opinion via X (formerly Twitter), writing:
"Can u imagine!!! This is being taught to them by the adults that are raising them. Disgraceful," Stubbs wrote.
The 53-year-old reshared another image of a controversial Halloween costume and wrote:
"And this!! Like what are we teaching? The adults raising them are beyond help but these kids aren’t. This is disgraceful and if you’re ok with this, you’re a terrible terrible human."
Rennae Stubbs frequently gives her opinions on Donald Trump and the presidential elections, and recently took a dig at Trump for mocking Joe Biden, who is not even a candidate for the upcoming elections.