Morgan Riddle is well-adjusted to being a WAG of a professional athlete, as Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend is following Taylor Swift’s lead to ‘trigger male sports fans’ during her time at the US Open.
Riddle has a constant presence at all of Fritz’s matches, ditching many of the traditions of tennis player’s partners by showing up courtside in lavish and eye-popping outfits.
Now, before the 2025 US Open finishes day No 3, Riddle has posted a video to her TikTok, with the caption ‘Commencing tennis (Super Bowl)’, while stretching inside of Louis Armstrong Stadium.
While the track ‘Goodies’ by Ciara plays in the background, Riddle placed a revealing block of text on the video.
‘Warming up to drink 72 honey deuces, overdress for matches, wait in 45 minute lines for food, trigger male sports fans, and be victimized by the NYC humidity,’ Riddle said.
The triggering of male sports fans will come with Riddle likely being shown on television screens multiple times during her boyfriend’s matches, as was the case with Fritz’s straight-set, first-round win over fellow American Emilio Nava on Monday.
Tennis WAG Morgan Riddle posted a TikTok saying she is ready to ‘trigger male sports fans’
The nod by Riddle is to now-engaged Taylor Swift, who has been shown on NFL broadcasts
Swift’s presence at now-fiancee Travis Kelce’s NFL games since 2023 have been triggering to some football fans, who only want to see the gridiron action, not the uber-famous, 14-time Grammy winner in a luxury suite.
Even if the ‘Love Story’ singer was shown for only seconds at a time, the backlash of showing her was strong enough for Swift to understand it fully.
‘I think we all know that if there’s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens, it’s more of me,’ Swift said seconds into her appearance earlier this month on Kelce’s ‘New Heights’.
Swift has reacted strongly to those who do not want to see her as early as December 2023, in the article where she was named TIME Person of the Year.
‘I’m just there to support Travis,’ Swift told TIME about appearing at Kansas City Chiefs games. ‘I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads.’
Fritz had a breakout performance last year at the US Open, reaching the men’s singles final before losing to world No 1 Jannik Sinner.
Swift was at Arthur Ashe Stadium to see the clash alongside Kelce, his Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes, and his wife Brittany Mahomes.
‘Oh my God mother is here,’ Riddle said last September when hearing Swift was at the same venue as her.
