Who is tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas’ girlfriend Paula Badosa?
LOVED-UP Stefanos Tsitsipas and his “soul-mate” Paula Badosa are both competing at Wimbledon this year.
The tennis power couple are taking the stage at SW19 this week, and both of them have their eyes on the big prize.
Who is Stefanos Tsitsipas’ girlfriend Paula Badosa?
The 26-year-old American-Spanish was ranked world No.2 by the Women’s Tennis Association in 2022.
Badosa‘s junior debut began when she was only 14 years old, and culminated in her winning the Junior 2015 French Open.
In her senior career, Badosa has won three WTA Tour singles titles and reached the quarter finals of the 2021 French Open.
In 2023 she withdrew from a number of tournaments due to injury.
She competed in Wimbledon that year, but retired in the second round.
She’s returned once more for the 2024 tournament, where she beat her Czech rival Karolina Muchova in the first round.
Who is Stefanos Tsitspias?
The 25-year-old Greek national is currently ranked world No.11 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
The tennis superstar has won nine ATP titles and also played in two major finals; the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open, losing both to Novak Djokovic.
One of the highest-ranked Greek tennis players, Tsitspias beat Taro Daniel in the first round of his 2024 Wimbledon campaign.
Badosa and Tsitsipas confirmed their relationship and have set up a joint Instagram under the handle @tsisidosa, on which they share snaps of their relationship.
Ahead of his match against Andy Murray in the second round in 2023 he said: “She brings happiness.
“She brings happiness to me whether on or off court.
“Today [after his first round win] I felt happy that she was there and able to see it with her own eyes.
“She’s an inspiration to me, she’s someone I’ve admired for a long time on the WTA Tour and I like the way she plays, I like the way she fights and I try to implement that a bit into my game.
“Having a best friend and a soul mate to be sharing that with is the most important thing in my life right now.”
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There pair announced they’d split up in May, with Badosa issuing an emotional statement on Instagram.
But soon after they declared things were back on again and as loved-up as ever.
After two-three weeks I realised that she is a person who has supported me a lot and when she tried to talk to me about meeting I felt how intense the love we have for each other is.”
Stefanon Tsitsipas
Badosa was asked about their relationship restarting, but pleaded with people to give them more privacy going forward, despite Tsitsipas’ public explanation.