Tennis’ New Cringe – Stefanos Tsitsipas, Paula Badosa Romance

Tennis has a new power couple. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa are dating. It starts as a rumor, then it escalated to romantic pictures and videos. Now it’s confirmed – they are officially a couple.

Paula Badosa was dating model Juan Betancourt until recently. Though the two initially denied the breakup, it was obvious the Badosa had moved on from Betancourt. She didn’t stay on the sidelines for too long.

To help fans follow their romance journey, the couple has created an Instagram account – Tsitsidosa. The bio says “Best friends & soulmates. Nothing less; nothing more.”

Stefanos Tsitsipas has reached the grand slam final stage twice – at the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open. Both times, he lost to Novak Djokovic. He reached a career-high ranking of world number 2 in 2021.

Paula Badosa has won 3 WTA titles in her career. She reached a peak ranking of world number 2 in 2022. Her best grand slam result came at the 2021 French Open where she reached the quarterfinal.

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Qinwen Zhang Hires Wim Fissette As Coach

Chinese tennis star Qinwen Zhang will work with well-known Belgian coach Wim Fissette. Fissette had coached many former world number ones including Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, and Naomi Osaka.

Wim Fissette has turned around the fortunes of many top players. Zhang reached the fourth round of the French Open in 2022 but has struggled since then. With the new partnership, Zheng hopes to become the first Chinese grand slam champion since Li Na.

To date, Qinwen Zhang has won one WTA Challenger title but has not won a WTA title. She reached a peak ranking of world number 19 in 2023.

Fissette reached a career-high singles ranking of 1291 in 1999. But he has been a fantastic coach and has guided many players to their personal best grand slams and other significant events.

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