Garbine Muguruza reveals she is marrying a fan she randomly met in Central Park during 2021 US Open

Garbine Muguruza has revealed she’s about to tie the knot with a fan she randomly met in Central Park, following an announcement that she’s taking a break from tennis to focus on her family.

The one-time Wimbledon champion (2017) is being linked to Arthur Borges – two years after the model became close to the 29-year-old athlete in New York at the 2021 US Open.

“My hotel was close to Central Park and I was bored, so I thought I should go for a walk,” Muguruza recalled. The sun. “I go outside and I run into him on the street.

“Suddenly he turns around and says, ‘Good luck at the US Open.'” I just thought, “Wow, he’s so handsome.”

The pair met by regularly strolling through Central Park, The Sun reports, and began a romantic relationship well after Muguruza’s exit in the fourth round.

Muguruza – two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 – won Wimbledon in 2017

Muguruza revealed that Borges proposed while both were away in Marbella, Spain, in May

Muguruza, once ranked the world’s No. 1 in 2017, revealed that Borges got down on one knee earlier in May.

“You had me at ‘Hello,'” she shared on Instagram from Marbella, Spain, where the proposal was made.

Muguruza also shared where and when her ideal wedding would take place.

“We want to be close to the beach and in Spain next year, in the summer, because it is the place that unites us the most,” the tennis star told the Spanish-language publication. Hello!

Born in Spain but living in Finland most of his life, Borges met his wife-to-be while working for Tom Ford in New York.

Born in Spain but living in Finland most of his life, Borges once worked for Tom Ford in New York

The couple got to know each other as Muguruza strolled around Central Park during her 2021 US Open run

Muguruza revealed her engagement on social media, sharing: ”You had me at ”Hello”

In April, Muguruza told fans she is taking a period of absence from tennis (pictured in 2021)

“He’s a mix, just like me,” said Muguruza – a two-time Grand Slam champion, winner of the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon a year later – Hello! ‘I’m half Venezuelan and half Spanish, so we understand each other. We share that feeling of being global citizens.’

Murguruza recently informed fans that she is taking a period of absence from tennis, sharing in April that she will “extend this period until the summer.”

“Hey guys what’s going on,” the right-hander wrote on Instagram. “Spending time with family and friends and it’s been really healthy and amazing so I’m going to extend this period into the summer.. that’s why I’m going to miss the clay and grass season.

“Thanks for all the lovely messages and I’ll keep you posted.”

It remains unclear whether the tennis star will participate in the US Open, which starts at the end of August.