In a “emotional” on-court interview, Stefanos Tstsipas revealed that he was competing in all three of the French Open contests “because of love.” The Greek sensation had amazed the Court Suzanne-Lenglen audience by defeating Zhang Zhizhen 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in the third round at Roland Garros. He then gave an explanation of his Parisian approach.
After his triumph, Tsitsipas spoke with Alex Corretja, a two-time finalist at the French Open, and arranged a fourth-round match with Matteo Arnaldi. The 25-year-old is competing in the men’s singles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles events at this Grand Slam, keeping himself very busy.
Playing alongside fiancée and fellow professional Paula Badosa, he attempts mixed doubles success with his younger brother Petros. The two have rekindled their romance.
The tennis power couple announced their breakup last month, over a year after they first started dating. However, they declared their reunion before of the year’s second Grand Slam after being sighted together in Monaco prior to the French Open.
When on-court interviewer Corretja questioned Tsitsipas, one of the busiest players at the French Open, about whether he plays so many matches for rhythm or to avoid taking days off during a Grand Slam, Tsitsipas had a touching response.
Well, love is the reason behind it all, Tsitsipas remarked. Indeed, when you give it any thought… on both sides. Everything has to do with love, and I have to admit that combining tennis with love is really amazing.
After talking with Tsitsipas, Corretja later said he was “getting a bit emotional.” When the official Roland Garros X (previously known as Twitter) account shared a video of the encounter, Badosa responded with two heart emojis.
In the same month that their split was declared, Tsitsipas and Badosa were pictured holding hands in Monaco, which served as confirmation that they had resumed their affair.
He said to the Greek outlet SDNA, “We’re together.” “I’ll explain why there are people who fabricate tales about us. It’s not that I care, but I believe that’s not how others should interpret it. I did nothing wrong, and Paula did nothing wrong either. Being separated from each other was difficult, and I was also going through some difficult moments.
I would argue that because I was feeling the pressure of the trip and my career, I didn’t manage it very well either. Combining my personal and professional lives felt like an impossible task, so I decided to take a sabbatical. After two or three weeks, I realized that she is a woman who has been a huge source of support for me, and I could see how deeply in love we are from the moment she approached me about meeting.
