SUMMARY
- 2023 was an exciting year for tennis fans.
- Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas found his love in Paula Badosa.
In 2023, love was in the air and not just on the scoresheets for several tennis pros. This season gave the fans exciting matches as well as adorable relationships to gush over. Besides Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa, several ATP and WTA players paired up off the court too. Today we take a closer look at the pros who fell in love or got hitched.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Badosa quickly became the ‘It’ couple of the tennis world. They quickly won over fans with their gallant displays of love at Wimbledon this year. The duo did not just limit their affections to the court, though. Paula and Stefanos created a joint account on social media and named the page ‘Tsitsidosa’, a portmanteau of their names.
The pair often share snippets of themselves, and fans have come to cherish them for it. It offers an unguarded peek into the lives of the two tennis stars.
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Aside from sharing photos of romantic getaways, Paula and Stefanos are also open about each other in interviews. Both of them have only praise for the other, and they even got to play at the World Tennis League together recently.
Alexander Shevchenko and Anastasia Potapova
Anastasia and Alexander have had a fairytale romance. They grew up playing tennis together, and they were always very good friends, and their friendship took a romantic turn pretty soon.
At the start of the year, Anastasia confessed she had a boyfriend from the sporting world, but she did not reveal his name. Her boyfriend turned out to be Shevchenko.
Since the pair went public with their relationship, both have taken to sharing photos of each other. They got engaged in September and tied the knot in St. Petersburg in December.
Donna Vekic and Borna Coric
The Croatians have not confirmed their relationship but have left a trail of crumbs for fans. Donna has often been spotted in Borna’s box, cheering him on during his matches. Moreover, they are quite active on social media too, and they leave comments under each other’s posts.
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Vekic and Coric teamed up at the Hopman Cup earlier this year. The Croatian team captain, Iva Majoli, fueled their dating rumors by calling them Barbie and Ken.
Denis Shapovalov and Mirjam Bjorklund
These two tennis stars have been in a steady relationship for the past four years. 2023 was not a very good year for them both, on the professional front. A knee injury has sidelined Shapovalov since Wimbledon, and Mirjam has struggled to break into the top 100.
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Their love life thrived, though. Denis proposed to Mirjam in Bastad earlier this year, and Bjorklund said yes. The couple later shared photos of their proposal on social media.
Petra Kvitova and Jiri Vanek
Kvitova is a two-time Grand Slam champion, and Jiri is her coach. Vanek used to be a pro player himself and achieved the highest rank of 74. He joined Petra’s team as her coach in 2016.
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Jiri proposed to Petra after Wimbledon last year, and she said yes. The happily engaged couple got married this year on July 22 in the Czech Republic.