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The WAGs of the US tennis players competing at Australian Open who have become influencers

Jan. 18, 2023
The WAGs of the US tennis players competing at Australian Open who have become influencers

The Australian Open kicked off on January 8 and is currently underway in Melbourne, which means the top tennis pros from all around the world are facing off to see who will take home the trophy during the finals on January 23 - and many of the US players were accompanied by their stunning and glamorous girlfriends on the trip.

While some of the sports stars' partners do their best to stay out of spotlight, others often flaunt the lavish perks that come with dating a famous athlete - which includes trips around the globe, stays in five-star resorts, invites to elite parties, and of course, courtside seats to support their beaus.

A few of the tennis pros' WAGs have even become viral stars themselves after they began sharing an intimate look into what it's really like being the girlfriend or wife of a sports star. 

They have gained hundreds of thousands of followers who tune in each day as they document their luxurious lives.

And when the ladies headed down under to cheer on their beaus at the Australian Open, some of them continued to showcase a behind-the-scenes look into what it's really like to be in a relationship with some of the top tennis pros in the world. 

As the event continues in Melbourne, FEMAIL went ahead and rounded up all the women who have won the US players' - and the internet's - hearts.

From Taylor Fritz's influencer girlfriend Morgan Riddle - who recently announced that they're going to star in a new Netflix reality show together - to Tommy Paul's lover Paige Lorenze - who previously made headlines for her romances with disgraced actor Armie Hammer and reality star Tyler Cameron - here's all the women who have become social media stars after documenting the plus sides to being a WAG.

Tommy Paul and Paige Lorenze

While it's unclear when 25-year-old US player Tommy and popular social media star Paige, 24, started dating, they first started popping up on each other's social media accounts in October 2022.

And since then, Paige, who has more than 191,000 followers on TikTok and 398,000 on Instagram, has continuously shared a behind-the-scenes look into the perks of dating a professional athlete.

She often documents exquisite trips around the world to places like Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, France, and most recently, Melbourne for the Australian Open.

On TikTok earlier this week, she shared a video entitled 'Melbourne Vlog,' which detailed some of the things she and Tommy have been up to during their time in the country.

The TikTok included a montage of clips that showed them walking around the city together while holding hands, cozying up and sharing in a romantic kiss on the sidewalk, eating a delicious-looking breakfast, and enjoying their fancy hotel room.

Some parts also showed Paige watching her beau play tennis from the front row. 

Paige - a former professional skier - previously made headlines for her relationship with Armie Hammer, whom she started dating in 2020 after meeting over social media. 

They were in a 'polyamorous open relationship' for about five months before splitting in December of that year, and she later accused the actor of using a knife to carve the letter A into her groin area before licking the blood from the wound.

She spoke out about the ‘deeply traumatic’ four-month relationship, which she said left her emotionally and physically scarred, exclusively to DailyMailTV in 2021.

The blond beauty claimed that Armie was fixated on biting her body, begging her to allow him to take lumps of flesh from her arm, before consuming them. She also said he asked her to have her ribs removed, so that he could barbecue them.

‘I want Armie to address his demons, see the pain and trauma that he has caused me and other women,' she said at the time. 'He told me there’s a whole community that will do this stuff, that it was not criminal.

'He really thought that his fantasies were normal behavior in the BDSM, non-normative, sexual kink community. I thought that this is what it was. I thought I was safe.

‘But any man who is fantasizing about crushing bones, eating them, having sex with female limp bodies is a danger to all women.

'And this is not me kink shaming, I want that to be clear. His actions and behavior are dangerous and emotionally and psychologically damaging.

‘He is saying people are kink shaming him and should not comment on his sex life, but BDSM is a smoke screen for him wanting to hurt women.

‘You can be just as traumatized by consensual sex. It’s unacceptable that he coerces women into agreeing to let him hurt them.'

In a statement to DailyMail.com afterwards, Armie's lawyer said: ‘These assertions about Mr. Hammer are patently untrue. 

'Any interactions with this person, or any partner of his, were completely consensual in that they were fully discussed, agreed upon, and mutually participatory.' 

Paige, originally from Guilford, Connecticut, is a graduate of New York City's Parsons School of Design, and she has founded her own loungewear company called Dairy Boy. 

Following her split from Armie, she was briefly linked to a few other famous faces - including country music singer Morgan Wallen and The Bachelorette's Tyler Cameron, before entering into a relationship with Tommy.

After she and Tyler broke up, she claimed she felt like he was 'using her' and that he only dated her because he wanted 'some media storm.' 

'This might sound narcissistic because he has a pretty insane following, but I felt like he was using me. I don't know, I felt like he wanted some media storm,' she sated.

'He was looking at my story views, and I was getting more story views than him, and he... literally, word-for-word said, "I need a scandal," like joking.

'I don't like that about myself, but I do have some s*it in the media about me... especially around my relationships.' 

Taylor Fritz and Morgan Riddle

It's unclear how US tennis player Taylor, 24, met his girlfriend, Morgan, 24, but they started dating in June 2020. 

And now, she has become a viral star by flaunting her very lavish lifestyle on social media - documenting private jet rides, beach-front vacations, tours of extravagant cities, and courtside seats at her boyfriend's matches.

Morgan, who is of Polish descent but grew up in Minnesota, now lives in Los Angeles, California - but spends much of her time traveling around the world supporting her famous boyfriend - visiting Hong Kong, Italy, Switzerland, France all within the last few months.

She is now in Australia supporting Taylor at the Open, and she posted a video to TikTok that showed her getting ready for one of his matches on Monday. The clip featured her trying on different outfits, before opting for a black skirt and white haltered tank top.

Morgan moved to New York City to attend Wagner College in 2015, where she graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor's Degree in English Langue and Literature. 

After school, she got a job as a media director at an apparel brand in Minneapolis called Love Your Melon, while also covering entertainment news and giving lifestyle tips as an on-air host for the popular YouTube account Hollywire.

She then started working at the digital marketing agency MuteSix as an influencer campaign manager before moving to Gamers Outreach - a nonprofit organization that provides entertainment to hospitalized families through video games - in July 2021, where she currently works.

Morgan is certainly not afraid to show off her flashy and luxurious life on Instagram and TikTok, where she has gained more than 117,000 and 302,000 followers respectively.

She posts many 'day in the life' videos - and in one TikTok, she even encouraged her followers to 'start dating professional athletes' so they too could 'travel the world, dress cute, drink champagne, and go to tennis matches.'

In the clip, which has been viewed more than seven million times, Morgan took a sip of champagne while sitting in front of some palm trees, wearing a green floral dress and sunglasses.

'When you start dating a professional tennis player and literally all you do is travel the world, dress cute, drink champagne, and go to tennis matches,' she wrote, as the song Lucky by Britney Spears played in the background. 

In another video, which has gained two million views, Morgan said, 'Here's your sign to start talking to that cute tennis boy.'

This one showed a montage of clips of the couple, including one of them kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower, one of them getting on a plane together, one of them drinking alcohol in an infinity pool, and one of them riding on camels in the dessert.

Besides giving insight into what her life as a professional athlete's girlfriend entails, Morgan is also a huge tennis fan and also always makes sure to show her support for her boyfriend and the sport online. 

In another TikTok, which has been watched more than three million times, she said she was determined to make tennis 'cool' again while sharing various facts about it.

'I'm Morgan, I traveled the world on the ATP tour with my boyfriend, who is the number one American tennis player,' she said in it. 'I know that tennis is relatively uncool and unknown in America, so here's what you should know. 

'Unlike most sports, tennis is a year-round sport except for four weeks off in December. Players compete in tournaments in 31 countries in cities like Dubai, Paris, Shanghai, London, Rome, Cabo, and many more. 

'What are they playing for? Besides glory and hundreds of millions of dollars in prize money, players are competing for points. Each tournament gives a certain amount of points and the better you do, the more points you get.

'The more points you have, the higher your ranking is. And your ranking basically refreshes every year. No pressure.

'Tennis tournaments are not your casual sporting event with hot dogs and beer, you can expect champagne, strawberries and cream, Nobu, and getting to wear really cute outfits.'

In honor of their one-year anniversary together, Morgan shared a sweet tribute for Taylor - calling him 'the best part of her day.' She gushed: 'I can't wait for many more years of laughs and adventures together.' 

Before Morgan, Taylor was married to fellow tennis player Raquel Pedraza - whom he wed in 2016 at the age of 18. They welcomed a son together in 2017, named Jordan Fritz, but announced that they were divorcing in December 2019.

The couple recently announced that they will be featured in an upcoming episode of Netflix's brand new reality show about the sport, entitled Break Point.

'Coming to a court (and screen) near you,' Morgan wrote on Instagram, alongside a snap of them posing for the show. 

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Nina Ghaibi

Canadian player Felix Auger-Aliassime, 22, is currently in a relationship with Croatian equestrian Nina Ghaibi, also 22. 

They started dating in March 2019, however, he didn't confirm their romance until 2021 - on their second anniversary.

'I'm pretty happy our paths crossed two years ago,' he gushed at the time. 'Two years of love and happiness. To many more in the future.'

Since then they have certainly not kept their love hidden from the public - sharing numerous cute photos and loved-up, PDA-filled snaps on both of their accounts.

Back in August, she shared a gushing tribute to her beau in honor of his birthday, writing, 'Happy, happy birthday to this li'l sunshine. 

'No matter how old you get, you will always be the same cutie. Thanks for making these last years everything fun and sweet.' 

The couple even attended the Met Gala together in September 2021, and they looked super glamorous on the red carpet. Nina donned a gold, shimmering dress with intricate lace details, while Felix opted for a white tuxedo. 

And while she hasn't posted anything from Melbourne just yet, Nina often shares a glimpse into the upsides of dating a tennis pro to her Instagram account, where she has racked up more than 10,000 followers.

Her feed shows off lush getaways to places like Dubai, Iceland, France, England, and the Bahamas, as well jet ski rides, beach days, and shopping trips.

Nina's cousin, Ajla Tomjanovic is actually also dating a tennis player, and it turns out, her boyfriend, Matteo Berretini, faced off against Felix at Wimbledon last year. 

'Both our girlfriends are cousins, so it just happens that we spend a lot of time together,' Felix dished before the competition, which saw him lose to Matteo in the end. 'He’s one of my best friends on the [ATP] tour. He’s really a great guy.'

Sebastian Korda and Ivana Nedved

US tennis pro Sebastian Korda, 22, and his girlfriend, Ivana Nedved, started dating in February 2021, and Ivana has amassed more than 78,000 followers on Instagram and 85,000 on TikTok for often showing off the perks of being a golf WAG.

She is often by Sebastian's side as he travels the world for his meets, and she constantly shares pictures and videos from their extravagant trips. 

They recently jetted off to Italy, Czech Republic, France, Israel, and Mexico - all within the last year. Now, she is with him in Australia, and shared a series of videos from their trip to her Instagram.

One clip, posted in late December, showed her long journey from America to Australia, which she captioned, 'A couple nearly missed connections later.'

Videos of her walking through the airport, sitting on the plane, and looking out the window flashed across the screen.

Another video, captioned, 'Koala dreams came true,' showed her and Sebastian visiting the Cleland Wildlife Park in South Australia, where they fed and held kangaroos and koalas.

Ivana, who is the daughter of famous soccer place Pavel Nedved, often posts sweet pictures of her and Sebastian together. 

In honor of the sports star's birthday in July, she called him her 'ray of sunshine' in a gushing post.

'To the one who makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the whole world,' she wrote. 'Happy birthday, ray of sunshine. I love you.'


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