Tennis: Influencer Morgan Riddle makes good on Vegemite dare, as boyfriend Taylor Fritz advances to Australian Open quarter-finals

American social media influencer Morgan Riddle has reluctantly delivered on her Vegemite promise, after boyfriend Taylor Fritz progressed to the Australian Open quarter-finals at Melbourne.

Riddle, 26, has been a constant courtside presence during Fritz's progress through the year's first Grand Slam, urging her man towards a showdown with 10-time champion Novak Djokovic in the final eight.

The 12th seed overcame seventh-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round and immediately called on his better half to fulfill her pledge to eat a jar of the traditional Australian delicacy, if he prevailed.

"I told them I was going to win," admitted Fritz. "My girlfriend thought I was too confident going into the match."

Fritz admits he has tried the vegetable extract and "wasn't the biggest fan".

Within 24 hours, Riddle sampled the breakfast spread with a teaspoon live on Instagram, gagging, before supposedly regurgitating it off camera.

"What the f***!" she declared. "That was disgusting."

Vegemite producer Bega Cheese has responded to the stunt.

"@moorrgs, if you're going to do it, at least do it right," it posed on the official Vegemite Instagram page. "Australia, thoughts?"

Riddle was bombarded with suggestions to make her tasting experience a little more pleasant.

Maybe she will be a little more careful about her promises, when Fritz takes on top seed Djokovic on Tuesday.

American social media influencer Morgan Riddle has reluctantly delivered on her Vegemite promise, after boyfriend Taylor Fritz progressed to the Australian Open quarter-finals at Melbourne.

Riddle, 26, has been a constant courtside presence during Fritz's progress through the year's first Grand Slam, urging her man towards a showdown with 10-time champion Novak Djokovic in the final eight.

The 12th seed overcame seventh-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round and immediately called on his better half to fulfill her pledge to eat a jar of the traditional Australian delicacy, if he prevailed.

"I told them I was going to win," admitted Fritz. "My girlfriend thought I was too confident going into the match."

Fritz admits he has tried the vegetable extract and "wasn't the biggest fan".

Within 24 hours, Riddle sampled the breakfast spread with a teaspoon live on Instagram, gagging, before supposedly regurgitating it off camera.

"What the f***!" she declared. "That was disgusting."

Vegemite producer Bega Cheese has responded to the stunt.

"@moorrgs, if you're going to do it, at least do it right," it posed on the official Vegemite Instagram page. "Australia, thoughts?"

Riddle was bombarded with suggestions to make her tasting experience a little more pleasant.

Maybe she will be a little more careful about her promises, when Fritz takes on top seed Djokovic on Tuesday.

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