The relationship between the Spanish woman and the Greek ended too quickly.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa were considered the most exciting couple in world tennis. But their relationship ended as unexpectedly and quickly as it began. Now the Greek and the Spanish woman are moving on in different ways.
But it all started very beautifully!
“Tsitsidosa”
The romance between Tsitsipas and Badosa began in June 2023. Rumors about their warm relationship began at the Roland Garros tournament. Paula did not participate in it due to injury, but came to support Stefanos in the stands. Later, the tennis players confirmed that they were united by something more than simple friendship.
The Greek and the Spaniard immediately became a prominent pair in tennis, as in different years they were among the top five ATP and WTA players. Their relationship instantly attracted attention. And Tsitsipas and Badosa did not try to hide their personal lives, sharing their moments in the media and social networks. They even created a joint account, calling it “Tsitsidosa.”
According to them, harmony and mutual understanding reigned in the relationship between the tennis players. Paula thanked her partner for his support – they started dating when the Spaniard was suffering from trauma and was depressed because of it.
“Stefanos is always there, empathizing with my injuries, and also inspires me. In all the failures, I try to empathize with him, and he with me,” Paula said on the Inside-In podcast.
Tsitsipas did not hesitate to publicly compliment his friend.
“I have met many women in my life, but I have never felt such attraction, seen so much beauty or been so interested in any woman. I told Paula about it and she said it was mutual. I was very happy to hear this. We are on the same wavelength, this is a spiritual connection,” the Greek noted in an interview with Bild.
Stefanos and Paula are complete opposites
Time passed, and more and more talk began to be heard about the possible wedding of Tsitsipas and Badosa. They knew each other’s parents and appeared together almost everywhere. Even in post-match interviews, they did not shy away from questions about their personal lives.
It got to the point that Stefanos and Paula played as a pair at the New Year’s exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. After the first match, Badosa, commenting on the joint performance, made a reservation, saying “either we will get a divorce, or everything will work out as it should.” Tsitsipas saw this as a hint.
— I thought for a moment, when did I get married? Apparently this is a subtle hint. Sharing the court not just with Paula, but with a person I’ve been watching for several years now is a great pleasure,” the Greek said after the match, as quoted by Gotennis.
According to others, Stefanos and Paula were complete opposites. The Greek mother, Yulia Salnikova, called her potential daughter-in-law an extrovert and a moderately liberated person. This radically distinguished her from the calm and modest Tsitsipas. Nevertheless, they managed to find a common language.
How long will tennis players remain free?
However, the bright romance came to an end. After 11 months, the Greek-Spanish couple broke up. Paula reported this on social networks.
“As friends with great mutual respect, we decided to move forward, each on our own path. We continue to wish each other only the best in all our endeavors,” the Spaniard wrote.
Alas, the beautiful love story has come to an end. Now many are worried about the question – how long will Stefanos and Paula remain free? They can give an answer to it in the near future.
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Austrian tennis player Sebastian Ofner (ATP 131) suffered a disappointing defeat in the second round of the 2026 Australian Open qualifiers.
In the semi-finals of the selection, the Austrian player lost to the US representative in three sets Nisheshu Basavareddy (ATP 239) in 2 hours 32 minutes. Basavareddy took the victory over Ofner in the third set super tiebreaker.
Sebastian was ahead 7:1 in the super tiebreaker and started celebrating his victory after gaining a point. Sebastian started walking towards the goal and the referee told him the match wasn’t over yet.
As a result, Ofner lost 11:13 and missed two match points: one at 10:9 on the return, the other at 11:10 on serve.
Basavareddy will compete against George Loffagen (Great Britain, ATP 211) in the Australian Open qualifying final.
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On January 14, all second round matches in tough tournaments ended WTA 500 in Adelaide And WTA 250 in HobartIt will take place parallel to the Australian Open 2026 qualifying match (Melbourne).
In Adelaide, Dayana Yastremskaya’s felon Katerina Sinyakova lost to Diana Schneider in the second round.
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Second-seeded five-hundred Madison Keys knocked out Tereza Valentova, and eighth-seeded Victoria Mboko fought Anna Kalinskaya.
Victoria Mboko [8] – 🏳️ Anna Kalinskaya – 6:2, 3:6, 7:6 (8:6) Teresa Valentova – Madison Keys [2] – 4:6, 1:6
WTA 500 Adelaide. Quarter final matches
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🏳️Mirra Andreeva [3] – Ayla Tomljanovic [WC]
🏳️Diana Schneider [9] – Emma Navarro [6]
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Kimberly Birrell- Jacqueline Christian [Q] Victoria Mboko [8] – Madison Keys [2]
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In Hobart, top seed Emma Raducanu advanced to the quarter-finals without a fight – Magdalena French withdrew from her second round match.
Olga Danilovich, who defeated McCartney Kessler and advanced to the second place, also defeated Peyton Stearns in the 1/8 final.
Third-seeded Iva Jovic crushes her opponents: The young American first gave up just one game to Janice Tjen and then defeated Renata Sarasua with scores of 6:1, 6:2. Her next opponent will be Magda Linette.
WTA 250 Hobart. 1/8 final
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Emma Raducanu [1] – Magdalena French – WO., Raducanu Rebecca Shramkova – Talia Preston [WC] – 4:6, 1:6
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(Adelaide) Leylah Annie Fernandez and her Hungarian playing partner Timea Babos fell 7-6 (3), 6-7 (6) and 6-10 to the Czech Katerina Siniakova and the Chinese Zhang Shuai in the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles at the Adelaide tennis tournament on Wednesday.
Fernandez and Babos bowed after a tight duel lasting one hour and 59 minutes in front of the second seeds of the doubles tournament.
Siniakova and Zhang will face Kazakh Anna Danilina and Serbian Aleksandra Krunic, fourth seeds in the doubles, in the final four.
The Quebecoise, 22e world racket, lost to Russian Diana Shnaider 7-5, 6-3 in singles on Monday.
Furthermore, Ontario’s Victoria Mboko, eighth seed, will meet in the quarter-finals of the women’s singles with American Madison Keys, second seed, at the end of the evening.
Mboko is playing her first official WTA singles tournament in 2026, and her first since Hong Kong, which she won, in November 2025.
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Maria Bouzkova [LL] – 6:3, 6:1
