Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas are essentially the most glamorous couple on the tennis Tour. First, the separation initially of Might, introduced on their social profiles: a number of weeks later, nonetheless, the 2 returned collectively extra in love than ever.
The season simply ended noticed the 27-year-old Spaniard on the rise, returning as soon as once more near the top-10 of the WTA rating after the bodily issues that gave the impression to be forcing her to retire. The Greek’s 12 months was utterly reverse, falling out of the top-10 and among the many most disappointing high gamers of the season.
The return to success on the WTA 500 in Washington and the wonderful outcomes obtained allowed Paula to earn the WTA Comeback of the 12 months award, beating the competitors of Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Amanda Anisimova and Karolina Muchova.
In a submit on social media, Tsitsipas congratulated his accomplice on the award, sharing a good looking love letter
“My dear Paula, you have worked so hard and shown so much resilience to re-establish yourself as a top-level player this year, and I couldn’t be more proud of you for winning the WTA Returning Player of the Year award. As someone once said, Spaniards never die,” wrote Tsitsipas on Instagram, praising Badosa’s season and her return to the courtroom.
Tsitsipas and Badosa© Atp Tour
In the meantime, a number of weeks in the past, Spanish journal Hola! interviewed Stefanos and Paula to publicly reveal extra particulars about their love story and the way their relationship started.
“I would say the first time I noticed her was when I saw her at the 2020 Australian Open playing on Centre Court. It was love at first sight and from that day on I was completely mesmerized. I remember thinking to myself that one day we would be together,” mentioned the Greek tennis participant.
On this, Paula added: “I met Stef right after I got injured. It was one of the hardest seasons for me, because I had never spent so many months without playing tennis. He gave me the happiness, support and fresh air that I needed so much at that time. The truth is that I felt very lucky that a little bit of light came into my life in such a dark moment.”
Stefanos revealed some commonalities which have strengthened their relationship, explaining: “The truth is that we have had very similar lives. From the moment we picked up a racket as kids, our path to professional tennis has been pretty much the same. Personally, I come from a country that doesn’t have a history or much experience in tennis.
For me, it hasn’t been an easy journey to be here and meet Paula. I think if it weren’t for tennis, we wouldn’t have met. We have both fought hard to be among the best in the world in our field. We are both clear and know that later on, the time will come to enjoy all the rest of our moments as a couple.”
