“¿Felices los cuatro?”: el llamativo cruce entre la tenista española Paula Badosa con Maluma en pleno US Open

The striking exchange on social media between the tennis player and the singer. Credit: EFE

Paula Badosa She is considered the tennis player who has conquered the international circuit due to her powerful game. The Spaniard qualified for the third round of the tournament for the first time in her career. US Open after beating the American Taylor Townsendbut her followers were surprised by the reactions she has had on her official Instagram account. After the match, the singles player was asked which famous person she would invite to face one of her commitments on the courts. And without hesitation, she mentioned the Colombian singer Malumaa revelation that quickly went viral on social media.

What was striking was that the artist was quick to respond: “I’m ready, Paula”, she wrote in her stories. And the exchange did not go unnoticed. Immediately, Badosa shared with her more than 1.1 million followers the response of the Colombian interpreter, while he, with an arrival of more than 64.1 million people, also broadcast the conversation. Without a doubt, it was an exchange that generated a flood of comments and speculations among fans of both.

It was not the first time that Badosa He expressed his admiration for Maluma. In the past, the tennis player had already confessed in a chat with her followers on Instagram that the Colombian is one of her crushes among celebrities. However, she is currently in a relationship with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasforming one of the most mediatic couples in tennis, nicknamed Tsitsidosa after their victory in the US Open Mixed Madness.

Their relationship has been a recurring topic in the world’s media. Tsitsipasin an interview with Tennis Talks last year, confessed that his first meeting with his current girlfriend included a question about her musical tastes.I’m a big fan of Bad Bunny and Maluma… My girlfriend asked me on the first date if I liked them. It was a trick question because it didn’t determine if she liked them or not, but I said yes, even though I had no idea. But now I’m a fan,” the Greek confessed.

Meanwhile, the conversation between Badosa y Maluma continues to fuel constant speculation about a possible meeting in New York, where she will seek to reach the decisive stages of the last Grand Slam of the year.

The Spanish, currently number 29 in the worldprevailed over Townsend by 6-3 y 7-5 in one hour and 40 minutesBorn in New York but adopted in Catalonia, the Iberian figure was cursed at the Big Apple Grand Slam, having never made it past the second round: in 2019 and 2020 she fell at the first hurdle, in 2021 and 2022 she bowed out in her second match, and in 2023 she retired due to injury before playing.

So far, her best result in a Major was in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros in 2021. But this year seemed especially propitious for Badosa to shine in the land where she was born 26 years ago after a spectacular preparation tour of North America on hard courts in which conquered the WTA 500 in Washington (his first tournament since January 2022) and reached the semifinals of the WTA 1,000 in Cincinnati finally leaving behind a nightmare of injuries and poor results.

Now, her next challenge is the match she will face against the winner of the clash between the Czechs. Barbora Krejcikovathis year’s Wimbledon champion and eighth in the women’s rankings, and the Romanian Elena-Gabriela RuseA new victory could mean the beginning of a celebration that ends with the hit Felices los 4.