Taylor Fritz grabbed some of the necessary wins of his profession on Sunday – and didn’t let his girlfriend neglect about a little bit wager they made.
The American primary beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to succeed in the primary Australian Open quarter-final of his profession.
The win was additionally important as a result of that’s the first time he has crushed a top-10 participant at a Grand Slam earlier than.
His girlfriend Morgan Riddle had promised, in a video on Instagram Dwell, to eat an entire jar of Vegemite if he beat Tsitsipas.
“I advised them I used to be going to win,” he stated. “My girlfriend (Morgan Riddle) stated I used to be too assured going into the match.”
Fritz then had a jar of the favored Australian yeast extract unfold introduced out.
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He continued: “Yeah, it is a large jar (however a wager’s a wager).
Riddle then jokingly indicated that she needed to eat a smaller jar than the one Fritz had in his hand.
He then added: “I will not be partaking, however I am going to ensure it occurs… I wasn’t the most important fan.”
Talking in regards to the match itself, he added: “I trusted my pictures rather a lot. I served effectively the entire match.
“It saved me in it as there have been some video games he was in that I might get out of with my serve. On the finish once I actually wanted it, I turned it up a stage and performed a few of my finest tennis to complete it.”
1 / 4-final showdown with Novak Djokovic awaits the American subsequent.