Stefanos Tsitsipas and his new girlfriend, Paula Badosa, have been dating for just a bit more than a month, but it seems that they are already inseparable. The new tennis power couple is not shy about posting all sorts of videos and pictures related to their relationship. During a recent interview, Stefanos Tsitsipas revealed how he managed to kickstart their romance. Everything started with a message during the tournament in Rome.
This is what he said in an interview with SDNA:
“For the last three years, I have loved her very much. I saw her for the first time at Australian 2020 on the TV from my apartment, and I remember her now very vividly. It’s not often that I see someone on TV and like their energy so much without ever having met them. With a few “hellos” over the last few years, I was given the opportunity to get to know her more and more.
It started in Rome with a message from me when she beat Ons Jabeur in the second round. I watched the match, and I really liked the way she played and handled the situation against a very good clay player like Ons, who plays very smart, uses drop shots, etc. I sent her congratulations, and the whole story started like that. The truth is, she was a big fan of mine before this, and I was too, for the way she plays, while I also liked her character and her personality. It was a common thing on both sides.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Currently ranked no.5, the Greek played his last match on the 28th
of June when he capitulated to world no.45 Yannick Hanfmann 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the 2nd round in Mallorca (draw).Currently, during this season Tsitsipas achieved a 32-12 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s most significant accomplishment of the current season was getting to the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
Tsitsipas will play next in Los Cabos (Abierto de Tenis Mifel). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 31st of July.
Paula Badosa in 2023
Now ranked no.35, the Spaniard played her last match on the 17th of May when she was defeated by world no.17 Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Rome (draw).
At present, during this year Badosa has a 17-8 match record. Paula Badosa’s best accomplishment of this year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.