Australian Open star goes public with new WAG after tennis power couple break-up

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a new beauty on his arm, months after his relationship with Paula Badosa ended

Tennis ace Stefanos Tsitsipas appears to have put his turbulent romance with Paula Badosa firmly behind him.

The 27-year-old has been flaunting a new relationship on social media, sharing snaps from a romantic getaway to Namibia with American beauty Kristen Thoms. The stunning blonde, who swapped her tennis racket for modelling according to Spanish outlet Marca, ditched her sporting career after playing at college level.

The loved-up pair were spotted enjoying intimate dinners and romantic strolls through the picturesque Southern African nation. Tsitsipas’s decision to showcase his fresh romance comes barely a month after his mother Julia branded his previous relationship with fellow tennis star Badosa as “complicated”.

The tennis world’s golden couple first revealed their romance in 2023, only to call it quits 12 months later. Just three weeks after their split, they shocked fans by announcing they’d given love another go – but their second attempt lasted only until July when they parted ways for good.

Speaking to Serbian publication Telegraf, the Greek star’s mother didn’t mince her words: “Their relationship was complicated from beginning to end. 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 choice to split last summer followed both being eliminated in Wimbledon’s opening round.

A source revealed to 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.” The year of 2025 proved to be a challenging year for the tennis stars due to injuries, with Tsitsipas confessing he contemplated retirement because of a persistent back injury.

Tsitsipas has since made a comeback and is set to face Shintaro Mochizuki in the first round of the Australian Open. Badosa has already secured her spot in the second round of the Grand Slam after her straight sets triumph over Zarina Diyas.

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