Paula Badosa reveals changing into a mom is one in every of her largest life objectives and in addition shares that she and Stefanos Tsitsipas are attempting their finest to maintain “a wholesome relationship” by respecting one another as a lot as they’ll.
Badosa, who will likely be turning 27 in November, began her relationship with Tsitsipas in 2023 Could – and other than a really temporary break up that occurred this previous Could – they’ve been wanting like a really robust couple thus far. Whereas Tsitsipas has already many occasions declared Badosa his “soulmate,” tennis nonetheless stays their No. 1 precedence and there have not been any indications that an engagement or a marriage could possibly be on the horizon anytime quickly.
Nonetheless, Badosa has at all times been intrigued by the motherhood facet and admits that is one thing she wish to expertise in the future. Additionally, the Spanish tennis star defined that having a sister who’s 10 years youthful than her has been getting ready her for motherhood in some methods as a result of she already has somebody to care for.
“It has at all times been essential to me and I’ve had it in thoughts since I used to be little. I’ve at all times mentioned that I wish to be a mom, clearly I nonetheless have an extended approach to go, however it’s one thing that I really feel particularly with my sister, who’s 11 years older than me and with whom I’ve at all times felt a really internalized maternal half. It’s one thing that I need sooner or later and that may make me very excited when it comes,” Badosa instructed La Vanguardia.
Badosa: I at all times felt like my sister’s second mother…
When Badosa turned a professional tennis participant, her sister Jana was simply round 5 years in the past. However regardless of her tennis obligations, Badosa at all times tried to be there for her youthful sister and care for her.
And after Badosa made it in tennis and achieved some stable success, she used her place to attempt to help her sister and assist her obtain her desires.
“My youthful sister, she’s 15 years outdated. Her identify is Jana. Now we have a 10-year distinction so I at all times felt that, in fact, I’m her older sister however as I say, on the similar time, I at all times felt like I needed to like, be her second mother,” Badosa mentioned in one in every of brief movies shot for the WTA.
“I defend her a lot, particularly the function I’m enjoying proper now together with her proper now, it’s financially, I’m serving to her. Her dream was at all times to come back right here to the US, to check, to be taught English. Her maturity is rising so quick because of that, so I’m very pleased with her.”
Badosa on how she and Tsitsipas stability between professional and personal life
Manner earlier than Badosa and Tsitsipas began courting, every made it clear many occasions that their objectives have been to win a Grand Slam and attain the world No. 1 rating.
In Badosa’s case, she has been capable of go as excessive as No. 2 on this planet however stays with just one Grand Slam quarterfinal look. On the opposite facet, Tsitsipas is a two-time Slam finalist however has but to win a Main whereas his career-high rating noticed him ranked at No. 3 on this planet.
For such a pair, navigating between professional and personal life could possibly be tough however Badosa reveals they’ve their method of sustaining their love story as wholesome.
“Each realities are current: we empathize quite a bit with one another, however we’re additionally two tremendously aggressive folks, though within the realm of {couples} what prevails is a wholesome relationship the place we have now mutual respect and perceive one another very nicely,” Badosa mentioned.
Whereas Badosa and Tsitsipas attempt to be very respectful to one another, some have not been very respectful to them as a pair. Over the past 14 months, there have been a number of occasions when both Badosa or Tsitsipas would hear critics blaming their relationship for a few of their outcomes.
And least to say, Badosa cannot stand it.
“I might perceive this criticism of distraction extra if it have been with an individual from one other world, however being two athletes with a really clear goal, what I believe is that individuals do not even know what they’re judging. Personally, what bothers me essentially the most is that individuals speak about different folks’s realities. I can perceive criticism of my skilled facet, of my tennis, of whether or not I lose or win, however linking that to one thing private appears disrespectful to me,” Badosa mentioned.
