Love match: Tennis stars Tsitsipas and Badosa's charming love tale

Greece’s tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas predicted a relationship with Spain’s Paula Badosa three years before it actually happened. The two are often regarded as one of the most powerful couples in tennis.

A report in the English media outlet Daily Express revealed that Tsitsipas predicted his relationship with Badosa three years before. “It’s funny, but Paula and I never really met during tournaments,” he said back in 2020. “In fact, we might have only met two or three times before I actually got a chance to go up to her and say hello and introduce myself.”

Tsitsipas later also talked about how he fell in love with Badosa in first sight. “I would say the first time I noticed Paula was when I saw her at the 2020 Australian Open, playing on Centre Court,” he said. “It was love at first sight and I was completely mesmerised from that day on. I remember thinking to myself that one day we would be together.”

The two broke up earlier this year but got together just before the start of the French Open. Badosa had an impressive time on the court this season. The 26-year-old played 55 matches this year where he won on 37 occasions and suffered 18 defeats. Her most impressive performance this year came in Washington where she lifted the title after beating the Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova in the final with a score of 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Her most recent appearance came in the Ningbo Open where she was retired in the semifinal while facing Russia’s Daria Kasatkina.

On the other hand, Tsitsipas is going through a mixed campaign where he has won 42 out of 62 matches and suffered 20 defeats in the process. He is currently taking part in the Paris Masters where he has already booked his place in the quarterfinal after Francisco Cerundolo in the round of 16 with a score of 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.