Garbine Muguruza, a former French Open and Wimbledon champion, announced on social media that she was engaged to Arthur Borges, a fan who had previously requested the tennis star for a selfie during the 2021 US Open.
The 29-year-old athlete posted the couple’s picture on Instagram with the caption “You had me at ‘Hello'”.
During the 2021 US Open in New York, the Caracas star recalled how she had first met her partner Borges.
She claimed that they had first crossed paths while she was on a walk in Central Park.
“My hotel was close to Central Park and I was bored, so I thought I should go for a walk,” the 2017 Wimbledon women’s champions said.
“I go out and I run into him on the street. Suddenly, he turns and says, ‘Good luck at the US Open.’ I was left thinking, ‘Wow, he’s so handsome,” she added.
After a few years of dating, Borges proposed to Muguruza, and she responded with tears in her eyes by saying yes.
“It felt weird, I was thinking something else and then when he proposed, I started crying,” Muguruza said.
“I didn’t know how to react. I said ‘yes’ in the midst of tears, it was very romantic,” the 2016 French Open winner revealed.
Garbine Muguruza has two singles grand slam titles to her name
The Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player has two singles grand slam titles to her name as she triumphed at SW19 in the year 2017 and at Roland Garros in the year 2016.
The Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player has two singles grand slam victories to her credit after winning at Roland Garros in 2016 and SW19 in 2017.
After failing to defeat the legendary Serena Williams in their summit match at Wimbledon in 2015, she romped to her first grand slam triumph in the 2016 French Open, winning 7-5, 6-4.
She also defeated Venus Williams to win her first Wimbledon title in 2017 with a score of 7-6, 6-0.