Kristina Mladenovic 'lucky' to have David Thiem

Tennis star Kristina Mladenovic says she considers herself lucky to have two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem as her boyfriend.

"I am very lucky and fortunate with my relationship. Obviously, in many ways it helps to have a person that understands your job and sacrifices and accepts your job as a woman. It's not easy every day but there are also difficulties because you have to stay apart from your partner but I think the understanding and the love are more powerful and the respect is amazing so I am the luckiest," the French star told Tennis Atlantic.