Paula Badosa & Stefanos Tsitsipas Share Cute Moment at Cincinnati Open

Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas shared a sweet moment at the Cincinnati Open.

Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas shared a sweet moment. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

With the Cincinnati Open heating up, the pressure is rising. Paula Badosa faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals tonight, while her boyfriend, Stefanos Tsitsipas, was eliminated by Jack Draper in the Round of 32 yesterday.

It has been a tumultuous summer for Tsitsipas. After several disappointing showings, the Greek player finally made the difficult decision to fire his father, Apostolos, from his duties as coach.

In the maelstrom of the ATP season, Tsitsipas and Badosa have found refuge in their relationship. Despite scrutiny from fans, the two tennis superstars continue to be one of the strongest power couples in sports.

Couples that stretch together, stay together 🥰@steftsitsipas @paulabadosa #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/mKm4vVKray

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 16, 2024

Tennis TV recently shared a heart-warming clip of the two lovebirds stretching together in between matches. Like everyone on tour, the unrelenting travel schedule often pulls players apart. So, Tsitsipas and Bados have to bond when they can.

Recently, Badosa tried to explain what it was like insider her highly-publicized relationship. "Criticism is never easy to manage, although sometimes it even makes us laugh because people don't realize that we are two people who share the same passion. Sometimes, in addition to separately, we also train together, so in short we train as much or more than anyone else."

Badosa continued, "I could understand this criticism of distraction more if it were with a person from another world, but being two athletes with a very clear objective, what I think is that people don't even know what they judge."

After the Cincinnati Open, Badosa and Tsitsipas will reunite in New York City for the US Open. Tennis fans can follow Sports Illustrated's Serve on SI for all the most important news from the sport.

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