Current tennis has a stylish couple: Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Spanish woman and the Greek have been in the spotlight since they announced the beginning of their relationship at the beginning of last summer, a relationship whose daily life they share with their followers through social networks .
They are not the only current couple on the circuit, or the most media in recent history.. Although not many remember, it was only ten years ago that two other elite tennis players caught everyone’s attention.
We are talking about Grigor Dimitrov and Maria Sharapova, whose relationship began in 2013 and lasted two years. It was in 2015 when the romance between them ended and the Bulgarian announced that both needed to focus more on their respective careers.
“The reasons for separation are many and I see no point in listing them. We both have full agendas and many obligations. This is probably the main reason. We had such beautiful moments. “Life goes on,” Grigor declared then.
His singleness did not last long, In early 2016, it was discovered that he was in a relationship with singer Nicole Scherzinger.former partner of Lewis Hamilton.
however, The relationship that caused the most controversy was his previous relationship with another tennis player, Serena Williams.. They both shared a coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, and in 2012 they started dating.
The relationship lasted about a year and broke up shortly before Dimitrov started dating Sharapova.. In fact, the American hid the fly behind his ear in the possibility that the Bulgarian managed to overlap the same relationship, which became the reason for him. developed a feeling of rejection in both which is evident in a conversation between him and his sister Venus and revealed by the magazine ‘Rolling Stone’.
“He is so boring. Maybe they won’t send him to the best parties. And if she wants to be with the disgusting man, fine“said the most successful player in recent history, words spoken by the Russian.
“If you want to talk about something personal, maybe you should talk about your relationship and your married boyfriend.. Plus, she’s divorced and has kids,” Sharapova told CNN.
The relationship between the two champions was very tense for a timewhile the Bulgarian continued to collect relationships and see how his promising career still did not take off.
Fortunately, over the years, the water began to return to normal and Currently the three maintain a cordial relationship with each other.
“I have much to say, but this is not the place to say it. Mary is who she is. Nothing but love and respect for him. We’re friends. One thing I am sure of: whatever he does, he will do it to the best of his ability.. “I’m sure we’ll continue to see a lot of her in the future,” Dimitrov said when Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis.
Of note, there was also a fun moment they starred in 2020 at an exhibition in Melbourne where Grigor approaches the commentary booth where Maria will joke with him.
And with Serena? Well, the best example of their current good relationship is the complicity they showed last week during the last Miami Openwhere Dimitrov regained his best form and reached the grand final after defeating players as tall as Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev before falling in the title match against the unstoppable Jannik Sinner.
“It is wonderful. We are in touch. We talk almost every day. He told me to go see him. I said, ‘Okay.’ It’s always humbling to have someone support you, and before the game he came over and we chatted a little bit. In fact, I remember he was here when I got my first top 10 win. It was a great moment. I think we both remember it. This is friendship. I think this is the best part. “Tennis is tennis, but, you know, we’re all living our dream now,” said the Bulgarian when asked about this captivating moment.
“I think real life started later, and I think we became good friends after so many years.. Then again, being able to support each other, share thoughts, ideas and sometimes even vent to someone who played tennis, right? “It helps a lot,” he added.
Source: La Verdad
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