Bullying a player yesterday talking about mental health today – Tennis fans accuse Taylor Fritz of hypocrisy as he advocates mental health a day after antagonizing Stefanos Tsitsipas at Laver Cup × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis Laver Cup 2022 News
Bullying a player yesterday talking about mental health today – Tennis fans accuse Taylor Fritz of hypocrisy as he advocates mental health a day after antagonizing Stefanos Tsitsipas at Laver Cup
By Pranjali P. Modified 28 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Tennis fans call out Taylor Fritz's hypocrisy as he advocates mental health one day after bullying Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Laver Cup Taylor Fritz and a few members of Team World were recently accused of bullying Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Laver Cup. But just a day after that Fritz was seen promoting mental health awareness on his social media, which many fans found ironic. Team World emerged victorious at the Laver Cup for the first time as Frances Tiafoe defeated Team Europe’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 11th and final encounter on Sunday. Although Tiafoe scored a monumental win, the American and his teammates faced backlash from tennis fans for seemingly bullying Stefanos Tsitsipas on live TV during their match. Team World alternate Tommy Paul was heard directing sledges towards the Greek’s father, which Taylor Fritz acknowledged and laughed off. “I’m gonna get in his head with the daddy jokes,” Paul was heard saying. Frances Tiafoe, meanwhile, made what an allegedly xenophobic comment during their changeover, which Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul found funny and chuckled at. “I want all that Greek yogurt,” Tiafoe yelled. Tiafoe continued making similar remarks during Team World’s concluding press conference, as he spoke about his encounter against Stefanos Tsitsipas. “You know, I see Stef across the court and I'm, like, I'm licking my lips playing that guy. I want to win. So, yeah, I'm just happy I got over the line. Yeah, like we just like Greek yogurt, so it was good,” Tiafoe said. Then a day later, on Monday, Taylor Fritz spoke about mental health and announced his partnership with a mental health forum. “Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with Better Help to give away a free month of online therapy,” Fritz wrote in a post on Twitter. Taylor Fritz@Taylor_Fritz97Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with @betterhelp to give away a free month of online therapy. Head to betterhelp.com/TaylorFritz to try it out. #sponsored1155Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with @betterhelp to give away a free month of online therapy. Head to betterhelp.com/TaylorFritz to try it out. #sponsored https://t.co/T2ZHorNuQW Tennis fans were seemingly stunned by the chain of events, and they took to Twitter to accuse Fritz and Team World of being hypocrites with respect to their actions against Stefanos Tsitsipas. "Bullying a player yesterday, talking about mental health today. Make it make sense," one fan said. Saad@SaadZiane@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Bullying a player yesterday, talking about mental health today. Make it make sense.38@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Bullying a player yesterday, talking about mental health today. Make it make sense. Another fan mentioned the Association of Tennis Professionals' official page and asked them to look into the apparent disregard displayed by Fritz. "ATP Tour, please do something about this," the fan pleaded. A@heyyouformula1@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp @atptour please do something about this3@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp @atptour please do something about this Here are some more reactions from fans: snataNOTsanta@KaushikSnata@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Practice what you preach. Bullying is not cool at all .Team world won the Laver cup ,But lost all the respect!!!7@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Practice what you preach. Bullying is not cool at all .Team world won the Laver cup ,But lost all the respect!!! Tsitsishirt @tsitsibjNEWPR team working hard to make us forget yesterday shitty behaviour. twitter.com/taylor_fritz97…Taylor Fritz@Taylor_Fritz97Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with @betterhelp to give away a free month of online therapy. Head to betterhelp.com/TaylorFritz to try it out. #sponsored161Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with @betterhelp to give away a free month of online therapy. Head to betterhelp.com/TaylorFritz to try it out. #sponsored https://t.co/T2ZHorNuQWPR team working hard to make us forget yesterday shitty behaviour. twitter.com/taylor_fritz97… Gerda Pardiac@GerdaPardiac@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Life writes the best scenarios. You literally laughed at mocking other player just yesterday. Nice ad though.181@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Life writes the best scenarios. You literally laughed at mocking other player just yesterday. Nice ad though. Max @MadAlix14@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Trust y’all will be offering a heartfelt apology to Stef today then? You and your buddies’ behaviour yesterday was appalling15@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Trust y’all will be offering a heartfelt apology to Stef today then? You and your buddies’ behaviour yesterday was appalling RogerFedererStanForever?@SampadaMoghe@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp yo better help... You may want to find another person to partner with rather than Taylor here who was a part of trash talking frat boys just last night, who were destroying someone else's mental health...10@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp yo better help... You may want to find another person to partner with rather than Taylor here who was a part of trash talking frat boys just last night, who were destroying someone else's mental health... That’s that Thique@layla_jobYeah you can gtfoh with this. While you spent all weekend being brash, rude, and trying to bully your colleagues…. YOU are in no position to promote mental health. Girl bye twitter.com/taylor_fritz97…Taylor Fritz@Taylor_Fritz97Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with @betterhelp to give away a free month of online therapy. Head to betterhelp.com/TaylorFritz to try it out. #sponsored1035Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with @betterhelp to give away a free month of online therapy. Head to betterhelp.com/TaylorFritz to try it out. #sponsored https://t.co/T2ZHorNuQWYeah you can gtfoh with this. While you spent all weekend being brash, rude, and trying to bully your colleagues…. YOU are in no position to promote mental health. Girl bye twitter.com/taylor_fritz97… Tsitsishirt @tsitsibjNEW@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp We all saw your behaviour yesterday and now you have the balls to talk about mental health... not buying that Taylor. Hypocrisy at its best ! ?20@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp We all saw your behaviour yesterday and now you have the balls to talk about mental health... not buying that Taylor. Hypocrisy at its best ! ? lily11- ?PAME ?@lily11_2022@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Please have a talk with Tiafoul and your buddies and if you can’t bring yourselves to apologize publicly, do it to Stef privately. It’s the only decent thing to do. I’m ashamed that’s how the world think of Americans judged by your collective abuse on TV.32@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp Please have a talk with Tiafoul and your buddies and if you can’t bring yourselves to apologize publicly, do it to Stef privately. It’s the only decent thing to do. I’m ashamed that’s how the world think of Americans judged by your collective abuse on TV. Luis Filactou@LuisFilactou@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp What about yesterday in regards to @steftsitsipas ? Can’t be that much of an advocate for mental health can you?11@Taylor_Fritz97 @betterhelp What about yesterday in regards to @steftsitsipas ? Can’t be that much of an advocate for mental health can you? Vasiliki@TsitsisliceMaybe not degrading your opponent on court with daddy jokes and xenophobia could help with other's mental health too. Just some advice to help in the future. twitter.com/Taylor_Fritz97…Taylor Fritz@Taylor_Fritz97Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with @betterhelp to give away a free month of online therapy. Head to betterhelp.com/TaylorFritz to try it out. #sponsored262Taking care of my mental health helps me celebrate wins, overcome losses, and always keep moving forward and getting better. That’s why I’m partnering with @betterhelp to give away a free month of online therapy. Head to betterhelp.com/TaylorFritz to try it out. #sponsored https://t.co/T2ZHorNuQWMaybe not degrading your opponent on court with daddy jokes and xenophobia could help with other's mental health too. Just some advice to help in the future. twitter.com/Taylor_Fritz97… He stepped up and he did it for the team - Taylor Fritz on Frances Tiafoe s victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas
Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe of Team World celebrating victory During the final press conference of the Laver Cup, Taylor Fritz was asked about Frances Tiafoe's successful runs at this month's Laver Cup and the US Open. Tiafoe defeated Rafael Nadal in the fourth round at New York before eventually bowing out in the semifinals to Carlos Alcaraz. Fritz claimed that his compatriot always had the game to win important encounters against higher-ranked players. "Frances has been close to these big runs forever, you know. It's been a long time that Frances has been playing the big guys close, and, you know, losing a lot of close battles," he said. Speaking about Tiafoe's encounter with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Fritz acknowledged his countryman's efforts to clinch victory for Team World in a clash of close margins. Tiafoe saved four match points in the second set tiebreak against Tsitsipas."Today was a joke. You know, he was down multiple match points. Yeah, he stepped up and he did it for the team," he commented. Poll : Should players making distasteful remarks be held accountable by the ATP? Yes No 74 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Keshav Gopalan × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी