Tennis
A top tennis player is pregnant by her coach. The champion stole the boyfriend of a luxurious model
Belinda Bencic / Photo: © Sarah Stier / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
The Tokyo Olympics winner interrupted her career while expecting a child.
Former world number four Swiss Belinda Bencic has found herself in the shadow of the best WTA tennis players this season. At the beginning of the year, the Tokyo Olympic champion missed a series of tournaments due to a hip injury, and in the fall she was unable to play in Japan and China, according to the official version, due to stomach problems.
As it turned out later, the reason was different. A joyful event occurred in Belinda’s family: the tennis player and her lover Martin Hromkovich are expecting a child.
Became part of the Bencic team
Martin Hromkovich is the Swiss tennis player’s personal physical trainer, who is 15 years older than her. Before meeting Belinda, Martin played football professionally: he played in minor European leagues as a defender.
Bencic and Khromkovich met back in 2018. For a long time they were on friendly terms, because the football player at that time was dating the Czech model Denisa Dvorakova. However, Belinda charmed her friend. While on vacation with Dvorakova, Martin finally realized that he had fallen in love with Bencic. Soon he cut off all ties with the beautiful model and switched to the future Olympic champion. And in 2021, having completed his football career, he joined the tennis team.
Since then, the lovers have not parted for a second. Hromkovich can often be seen in the stands during Bencic matches. After every game, the former football player gently hugs Belinda, encouraging her. And when there are days off between tournaments, the couple packs their bags and goes on a romantic trip. During the competition season, Martin and Belinda stroll around European capitals, and in winter they bask in warm island resorts.
The constant presence of her loved one nearby definitely benefited the tennis player’s career. Bencic’s results have improved: victories have appeared in serious tournaments. In the summer of 2021 in Tokyo, Belinda won Olympic gold in singles, and the next day she won a silver award in a duet with Victoria Golubic.
“In anticipation of the appearance of our little miracle”
This season, the Olympic champion performed rather inconsistently on the tour. The tennis player won tournaments in Abu Dhabi and Adelaide, reached the finals in Charleston, but never reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament. In the spring, the athlete missed the “masters” in Rome and Madrid due to a hip injury, and in the fall she decided to withdraw from a series of tournaments in Japan and China. As the athlete stated, it was a stomach problem, but the girl revealed the real reason later.
Belinda posted a photo in front of the living room with Khromkovich and their shared dog. In the photo, the couple is smiling and holding small children’s shoes in their hands.
“We are looking forward to the appearance of our little miracle, and we can’t wait to meet you,” the tennis player wrote under the photo on social networks.
Congratulatory comments immediately poured in under the post. Almost all the top tennis players in the world and even organizations that promote large-scale tennis tournaments responded to the joyful event in the life of the Swiss.
For 26-year-old Bencic, this is her first pregnancy. Her companion also has no children. Belinda has not yet announced when the baby is due. It is also unknown whether she plans to return to professional tennis. However, her age allows her not only to resume her career after maternity leave, but also to surpass her previous achievements.
Source: Sportbox
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