Elina Svitolina’s love story with a French Tennis player, Gael Monfils, is no less than a fairytale. It wasn’t just a chance encounter but a divine intervention. The couple who have known each other professionally but never got a chance to talk off the court, met out of the blue in 2018 in Paris, and got struck by Cupid. However, Elina Svitolina was in a relationship with a cricket player.
Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina’s love story brewed in Paris
Like all good things happen in Paris, Gael and Elina’s love story also brewed in Paris. While Elina is from Ukraine, Gael is from France. The couple met when Gael took the initiative and asked her to join him and his friends for drinks after she won the WTA Finals in 2018. In a 2019 interview, Elina revealed how she fell in love with Gael. She stated that she had known him for quite some time, but there was very little communication, as he had known that she was in a long-term relationship.
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