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Spanish WTA star Paula Badosa reveals her “internalized maternal part.” In a steady romantic relationship with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Badosa has been vocal about being a mother to her younger sister Jana. This WTA star fuels the excitement by taking a dig at her motherhood plans. Is Badosa prepping up for her life’s next chapter?

Badosa delved deeper into her motherhood plans while giving an interview to a Spanish newspaper, La Vanguardia. Badosa has big plans to create a family sometime in the future. “It has always been very important to me and I have had it in mind since I was little. I have always said that I would like to be a mother,” she said.

Mentioning that she still has “a long way to go“, Badosa said that her maternal instincts come from her sister who is 11 years older than her. “It is something that I feel especially with my sister, who is 11 years older than me and with whom I have always felt a very internalized maternal part. It is something that I want in the future and that will make me very excited when it comes,” Badosa said.

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Last year, this Spanish WTA star opened up about her relationship with her younger sister in the third episode of My Journey: Paula Badosa. My younger sister, she’s 15 years old. Her name is Jana. We have a 10 year difference so I always felt that, of course, I’m her older sister but as I say, at the same time, I always felt like I had to like, be her second mom,” said Badosa.

Her statement showed that she has a natural motherly feeling for her sisters. Badosa also talked about the protective side she has for Jana, “I protect her so much, especially the role I’m playing right now with her right now it’s financially, I’m helping her. Her dream was always to come her to the US, to study, to learn English. Her maturity is growing so fast thanks to that, so I’m very proud of her.”

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Badosa’s gentle attitude with kids proves she wants to be a mother. She also spoke about the challenges of WTA players to balance between motherhood and tennis. The Spaniard’s natural motherly instinct was on full display as she had an adorable interaction with a kid.

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Paula Badosa responded adorably to a kid expressing his love for her

In September 2023, the former number 3 shared a video on her Instagram story where she had an adorable interaction with a young boy showing his admiration for the WTA star during their training drill. The boy said, “Badosa, I love you… Badosa, I love you!” Badosa’s beau stood right beside the moment as it unfurled, and he was amused by the lovely moment.

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The young boy screamed his feelings out for Badosa as soon as she stepped up to hit a ball, which took the Greek player by surprise. As Tsitsipas laughed at this gesture, Badosa shared the video with the caption, “I love you too,” followed by several laughing and hear-eye emojis.

This adorable video warmed the hearts of millions on social media revealing the gentle and lovely personality of this WTA star. Despite being so popular, Badosa’s heartwarming gesture for the kid showcases the WTA star as an absolute perfect example for youngsters to follow.

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