It seems that the love story between Greek ATP star Stefanos Tsitsipas and Spanish tennis beauty Paula Badosa is becoming a burgeoning topic of discussion not only for fans but also for tennis experts and former players. The love-struck couple has been the center of attraction of the tennis world ever since news of their relationship broke out – so much so that their romantic endeavors have overshadowed their on-court activities in recent months.
In a recent episode of a tennis podcast hosted by American tennis legend Jimmy Connors and his son, the romance of tennis’ latest power couple Tsitsipas and Badosa was talked about. This brought to light Connors’ own lively dating past.
The vibrant love life of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa discussed in Connors’ podcast
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The love story of ‘Tsitsidosa’ made its way to the latest episode of ‘Advantage Connors’ – a podcast hosted by Jimmy Connors and his son Brett Connors where all things related to tennis are discussed. Stefanos Tsitsipas hasn’t been in the best of form heading into Wimbledon. Many believe that his poor display may be related to his lack of concentration on the tennis court owing to his relationship with Paula Badosa.
While speaking about this issue, Brett Connors talked about the overt social media activities of the newly formed couple. Hearing this, Jimmy Connors was quick to poke fun at his own vibrant love life during his heydays. “Oh my God, all over social media! I’m glad there was no social media back when..”, he jokingly said. Brett promptly responded with a jesting comment, taking a light-hearted dig at his father, “Oh yeah.. you would love that”.
Jimmy Connors himself isn’t a stranger to being involved in high-profile relationships in his life. Social media may not have been a thing back in his days, but the dating life of someone as famous as Jimmy Connors surely made a lot of fodder for gossip.
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Connors was part of a tennis love story, similar to Tsitsipas – Badosa
Eight-time grand slam winner Jimmy Connors has had quite a colorful dating history himself. Without a doubt, he was one of the most popular and successful men’s tennis players during the 1970s. On the women’s side, there was no bigger name than Chris Evert back then. Therefore, when news of Jimmy Connors dating Chris Evert broke out in 1974, it made them perhaps the most high-profile sporting couple in the world of that time.
Just like Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa are the tennis couple who are hogging the limelight right now, Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert took the tennis world by storm by announcing their relationship. Connors and Evert were even engaged to each other for a brief period in 1975 before parting ways for good in 1978.
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Tsitsidosa fans will certainly hope that, unlike Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert, their favorite couple ends up together. Do you think Tsitsipas and Badosa will stand the test of time as far as their relationship is concerned? Tell us in the comments.
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