Tennis Stars Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas Back Together After Split, Playing Mixed Doubles at French Open
"I realized that this relationship I have with Paula is completely different from any other relationship I have had in the past," Tsitsipas said
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Paula Badosa and Stefanos TsitsipasLove is in the air again for tennis stars Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas!
The couple, who announced their breakup earlier this month, have officially rekindled their romance just in time to compete together at the French Open playing mixed doubles.
Apparently a bit of absence did make the heart grow fonder for the two, as Tsitsipas spoke about their reunion to Greek journalist Vicky Georgatou via Tennis.com.
“It was hard for us being apart and I was going through some hard times too. I would say that I didn’t manage it very well either, because I was feeling the pressure of the tour, of my work. It seemed like a mountain to combine these two, and I made the decision to take a break,” Tsitsipas, 25, said.
He continued, adding, "After two, three weeks I realized that she is a person who has supported me a lot and when she tried to talk to me about meeting I felt how intense the love we have for each other is. I realized that this relationship I have with Paula is completely different from any other relationship I have had in the past.”
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"I feel that she is my person and we understand each other; that puts more value in everything I do and I want her by my side as often as possible. So yes, we've reconnected and we're in a good moment,” he said.
Meanwhile, during a press conference on Saturday, May 25, Bardosa, 26, also spoke about renewing her relationship with Tsitsipas.
“The relationship is working very well now. He already explained. I have nothing else to say,” she said, according to Tennis.com.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa in DubaiBadosa previously confirmed the pair had ended their relationship after dating for the past year, telling Tennis.com at the time, “When we were great, the relationship was great. Other times, we have our own careers, our own things, and sometimes it’s better to separate ways,” she said.
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“This reminds me a lot of the story of Maria [Sharapova] and Grigor [Dimitrov], where you meet the right person but maybe in the wrong moment. It’s a little bit like this,” Badosa added.
Badosa went more in-depth about the end of their relationship in a post on her Instagram Story on May 5.
“It’s not easy when we started a relationship being so public. It’s like you have to finish it the same way. We have a great relationship between us. He’s a great guy and I wish him the best. I know that it’s the same on his side," the post read.
“I know we’ll keep seeing each other on tour, and you never know what will happen in the future,” Badosa wrote, already hinting at the possibility that they would get back together.
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