Morgan Liddle addressed the fallout from deleting her Wimbledon Instagram post, saying the issue has been “overblown” in an Instagram Story on Tuesday.
The influencer, who is the longtime girlfriend of American professional tennis player Taylor Fritz, caused a stir online on Monday when she deleted a video celebrating her round of 16 win against Germany’s Alexander Zverev. The video was captioned, “When your man wins for the ladies” and “Ladies, cheer loud.”
“Regarding my article from yesterday… I have immediately removed it as I realised it had been misinterpreted and exaggerated by the media,” Liddle said. “The article was not about anything that happened off the tennis court and there is no ill will between anyone.”
“I’m very happy with yesterday’s match. I’d like to thank the fans for their support. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
Liddle’s since-deleted post led some to believe the fourth-seeded pro was a subliminal jab at Zverev. He is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Brenda Patea.
Zverev denied the allegations.
Liddle kept busy at Wimbledon on Tuesday, as seen in a series of videos on his Instagram Stories.
The blonde beauty is Harris Hawk’s Rufus (nickname: “The real Hawkeye” A female athlete can be seen shooing pigeons away at Wimbledon with one on her arm in one video.
Another photo showed Riddle playing with a guard dog named Flo.
The previous day, Liddle congratulated Fritz and Zverev on their hard-fought five-set battle. write“Ladies, let’s cheer louder,” she commented on a since-deleted post.
Another video shows Riddle dancing while sipping a drink, with the caption: “When your man wins for the girl.”
After the loss, Fritz and Zverev shook hands at the net on Centre Court, but the exchange lasted longer than expected.
“It’s okay,” Fritz said in a post-match interview. “He obviously had a bad knee and it felt like he struggled to move in the fifth set. I just wished him the best of luck.”
Zverev later said a Fritz supporter in the box “maybe isn’t from the tennis world, isn’t used to watching all the matches, he went a bit too far” and that he had no issues with the 13th seed or his coaching staff.
He added that Zverev was playing through an injury and was “not 100 percent.”
Fritz didn’t care after his 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 victory.
“If it’s bothering the other person, I have no problem with him being bothered. … One of the things I asked him online was, ‘Who was that?’ Fritz said. “It’s no big deal. I’m fine.”
Fritz will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the 25th seed, in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
