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Paula Badosa was a ‘burden’ on Stefanos, says Tsitsipas' mother
Updated On: 12 May, 2026 09:57 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Two-time Grand Slam finalist Stefanos’s mother Yulia blames his ex-girlfriend Paula for his disastrous form in recent times

Paula Badosa. Pic/Paula’s Instagram; (inset) Yulia Salnikova; Stefanos Tsitsipas. Pic/Stefanos’s Instagram
Two-time Grand Slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas’s mother Yulia Salnikova has blamed his ex-girlfriend Paula Badosa for the Greek tennis ace’s disastrous form in recent times.
According to British publication The Daily Mail, Yulia called the Spaniard, a former World No. 2 player herself, a “burden” on her 27-year-old son, who has seen his ranking plummet to World No. 75.
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