'Proud' Stefanos Tsitsipas shares sweet moment with Paula Badosa after her latest Wimbledon win

Much has been made of the presence of cameras in player areas at Grand Slam tournaments in recent years, and the intimate moments they've broadcast to the world: from Aryna Sabalenka throwing her racquet in the trash after her defeat in the 2023 US Open final, to Iga Swiatek's emotional reaction to a stirring comeback against Naomi Osaka this year at Roland Garros.

But on Friday at Wimbledon, the bird's eye view captured a sweet moment between Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas after her latest win at the grass-court Grand Slam.

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The former world No. 2 outlasted Daria Kasatkina 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4 in an emotional third-round victory to return to the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time in two full years. And after holding back tears in a candid on-court interview about what the moment meant to her, Badosa found herself enveloped in Tsitsipas' arms as soon as she left the No.3 Court.

"Proud of you," the Greek, who lost in the second round to Emil Ruusuvuori on Thursday, wrote on social media in tribute to his beau. The on-and-off couple, who debuted their whirlwind romance last year, has been on again since Roland Garros following a spring breakup.

Badosa's return trip to Week 2 is the latest in a series of small steps back up the WTA rankings following a lengthy struggle with a back injury, which cut her Wimbledon effort short last year and ended her 2023 season. In April, the Spaniard opened up to the WTA Insider Podcast about the career-threatening nature of the problem, saying that doctors said she might only play "a few more years," and only with cortisone injections to manage her chronic pain.

She reached the round of 16 in Rome, pushing Coco Gauff to a third set, and the third round of Roland Garros. Prior to Wimbledon in Bad Homburg, she reached her first quarterfinal of the season—a result that put her back inside the Top 100.

"I know it's not my first time in the second week of a Grand Slam," Badosa said on court, "but for me it's a special one because a few months ago I didn't know if I could play tennis anymore."

Badosa's eyes watered as the crowd seranaded her two-hour and 51-minute effort, which included a comeback from 4-2 down in the final set.

"One of the reasons I come back on the court is for you guys," she added. "Hearing my name and cheering for me, it's really for you guys. I really feel the love."