"My son, my ex-girlfriend ruined him." World No. 3 to No. 75: Tennis player's mother, furious, publicly fires back, blaming "SNS" and Instagram

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The mother of Greek "tennis star" Stefanos Tsitsipas (27) claimed that her son's slump was caused by his ex-girlfriend and fellow player, Paula Badosa (28).

The UK's "Daily Mail" reported on the 10th (Korean time) that Tsitsipas's mother, Yulia Salnikova, cited her son's relationship with his ex-girlfriend Badosa as the reason for his decline in performance.

Tsitsipas once rose as high as world No. 3 and reached the finals of the Australian Open and French Open, but has since plummeted to No. 75. Badosa, who was once ranked No. 2 in the women's rankings, has also fallen into a deep slump, considering retirement due to frequent injuries. The two dated for two years before breaking up last year.

Mother Salnikova criticized their relationship for holding her son back. She stated, "They were a good couple, but they became a burden to him," and claimed that "constant photo shoots and excessive attention from social media (SNS) activities acted as stress for him."

The media reported that "the two actually had a flashy public relationship, posing for pictorials and operating a joint Instagram account during their dating period."

In contrast, Salnikova expressed great satisfaction with her son's new girlfriend, Christine Thoms. Regarding Thoms, a former college tennis player who works in marketing, Salnikova praised her as "a wonderful woman I've known for 90 years."

Meanwhile, Tsitsipas and Badosa recently engaged in a strange online battle on SNS. After Tsitsipas told fans in a Q&A that "tennis players are competitive, so a non-tennis player girlfriend is better," Badosa mocked him by leaving four laughing emojis on the post.

The two broke up amicably in May 2024, reconciled three weeks later, but completely parted ways in July of that year. At the time, Spain's "Ola" cited associates, stating, "The two broke up after being eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon," and added, "Injuries and poor performance ruined the relationship; it was a mature breakup with no third-party or family interference."

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