At the 2023 Shanghai Masters, Taylor Fritz and some other players were taken in by a fantastic prank pulled by Grigor Dimitrov.
The Shanghai Masters media team set up a session called ‘Lost In Translation’, where players, including Fritz and Tiafoe, were given directions to pronounce a Chinese sentence aloud without knowing what it meant.
They had no idea that Dimitrov was the one directing the players; he gave the producers instructions to control the players in accordance with his preferences. Dimitrov laughed telling Taylor Fritz to say anything regarding Morgan Riddle’s fame.
Fritz was directed to say: “My girlfriend is more popular than me.”
Dimitrov hilariously offered support from the background as the American attempted to pronounce the word correctly. Dimitrov said: “Come on pretty boy. Tell him to show us what he’s made of.”
When Fritz finally succeeded in speaking the words, he expressed his happiness. Dimitrov said: “Hey, that’s good. That’s good. Almost perfect.”
The 25-year-old stated humorously that his girlfriend was more famous than him after learning the phrase’s true meaning. He said: “I mean, you’re not wrong.”
Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend Morgan Riddle is a well-known social media influencer who has built a significant following by accompanying the American and sharing unique behind-the-scenes details about events all around the world.
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The players thought they were filming a promo…
…but they weren’t.
Introducing Lost In Translation – starring chief prankster Grigor Dimitrov 🫢#RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/p66kJVlVGH
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 12, 2023
Taylor Fritz in 2023
WLWWLWLLWW At the moment ranked no.8, Fritz played his last match on the 9th of October when he was overcome by world no.130 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Shanghai (draw).
This season the American has a composed 51-21 match record. The American has won 3 titles in 2023 in Australia, Delray Beach and Atlanta.
He is also scheduled to play in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 23rd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.
Taylor Fritz |
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