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Stefanos Tsitsipas has reportedly found love again less than a year after his split from fellow tennis player Paula Badosa.
And it seems the Greek star has a type, as he’s moved on with another star who has a history in the sport, Kristen Thoms.
Thoms is a ‘tennis player turned model’, according to Spanish publication Marca, though the American is thought to have ditched her sporting career after competing at college level.
The duo went public with their relationship a couple of weeks ago after enjoying a romantic getaway to Namibia, Africa, together. Thoms featured in a blog posted by Tsitsipas from the trip, which showed the lovebirds enjoying dinner and scenic strolls in the African sunshine.
Tsitsipas’ decision to go public with his new love interest comes less than a month after his mother, Julia, gave fans an insight into his ‘complicated’ relationship with Badosa.
Tennis’s power couple – dubbed ‘Tsitsidosa’ by fans – called time on their romance for a second time back in July after being ‘shattered’ by the demands of their professional careers.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has revealed that he’s found love again less than a year after splitting from Paula Badosa
The Greek star is now dating Kristen Thoms, who featured in a vlog posted by Tsitsipas from their trip to Namibia together
Kristen is an American tennis player-turned model who ditched her career in the sport after competing at college level
They captured the hearts of supporters when they went public in 2023 but things became difficult, according to Tsitsipas’s mother, leading to a breakup just two years later.
‘Their relationship was complicated from beginning to end,’ Julia told Serbian outlet Telegraf.
‘On the one hand, she distracted him from tennis, and on the other hand, the breakup hit him hard.
‘I was a professional tennis player and I thought that tennis players should not react so emotionally.
‘Their relationship was not ordinary, everyday. They were in a long-distance relationship.
‘Both entered the relationship traumatized by injuries. Paula didn’t play at all when they started dating.
‘But at no time was there a possibility that Stefanos would end his career because of their love.’
The couple initially broke up ‘amicably’ back in May 2024 but within three weeks they were back together and piquing the interest of fans all over again.
Tsitsipas and Badosa split in July 2024 after a ‘complicated’ relationship which lasted a little over two years
Badosa proved that she’s happily single by sharing snaps from a trip to Dubai with pals last month
The Spanish star held up two sashes reading ‘sexy & single’ and ’28 and still a 10′ in photos shared on her Instagram
However by July this year they ended things again, with a source telling the mass-market Spanish magazine ¡Hola!: ‘The breakup just happened. They both lost in the first round in London [at Wimbledon] and everything has come together for them.
‘[They] were going through a rough patch professionally, with injuries, and that affected their relationship.
‘They’re not well, of course. It’s normal for any couple that breaks up. They had started the year very well, and their dream has been shattered.
‘It’s a healthy breakup and there were no third parties or family influences, as is starting to be said.
‘[They] have struggled to make their relationship work, but ultimately it hasn’t worked out. Ghosts from the past have returned, marked by the injuries they have both suffered.
‘[The split is] between adults who loved each other very much, and it was a mature decision.’
Badosa and Tsitsipas unfollowed each other on social media and removed posts referring to each other.
And in November, Badosa confirmed the split as she held up a sash with the words ‘Sexy and single’ as she celebrated her 28th birthday with friends in Dubai.
The tennis star shared photos of her with a birthday cake reading ‘older, wiser and still hotter than ever’, along with another sash that stated ’28 and still a 10′.
