Stefanos Tsitsipas expressed admiration for Paula Badosa and named her as his favorite player.
As Wimbledon is about to begin, he talked about his upcoming participation in the tournament and also mentioned his girlfriend, Paula Badosa. The Spanish player is uncertain about her participation in the English tournament and will wait until the last minute to decide if she will play.
Tsitsipas spoke about his relationship with Badosa and stated that he feels inspired when he watches her play. The Greek player referred to the former world No. 2 as his "favorite player":
“I admire her a lot. She is my favorite player. She strikes me as a very interesting personality. Not just because of how she looks, but also because of what she has inside of her. When she plays, I see myself… she inspires me,” Tsitsipas said.
Badosa has been absent from the WTA tour since her quarterfinal defeat at the Rome Open against Jelena Ostapenko. An injury forced her to withdraw from the French Open, and she was unable to play any grass-court preparation tournaments, which means she will enter the tournament without competitive rhythm.
In the first round, she will face world No. 140 Alison Riske, whom she has played against twice, both times on the grass courts of the Mallorca Open. Riske won in 2018, while Badosa emerged victorious in 2019. If she wins, will face the winner of the match between Marta Kostyuk and the 8th seed Maria Sakkari.
Her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas is the fifth seed in the men's draw and has a tough draw against 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem. Tha Austrian leads the head-to-head record 5-4, although they have never played on grass. Tsitsipas has had a difficult time on grass in recent weeks, with only one victory in three tournaments, against Gregoire Barrere, and three defeats: by Richard Gasquet at Stuttgart, Nicolas Jarry at Halle Open, and Yannick Hanfmann at Birmingham.
Stefanos Tsitsipas on Paula Badosa: “I admire her a lot. She is my favorite player. She strikes me as a very interesting personality. Not just because of how she looks, but also because of what she has inside of her. When she plays, I see myself… she inspires me.”
