‘She said YES,’ Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina announce their engagement

‘She said YES,’ Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina announce their engagement

Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina

Tennis stars Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina announced their engagement on social media on Saturday. The news came as a surprise to fans all around the world as the couple announced they are taking ‘a break’ a few days back.

“She said YES ♥️ Madame Monfils @ElinaSvitolina,” Monfils wrote on Twitter, accompanied by a photo of a ring on the Ukrainian’s finger.

Svitolina and Monfils, who run a joint Instagram account called “g.e.m.s. life” have been dating since 2018. Svitolina credits Monfils for bringing a sense of calm to her game. G.E.M.S. stands for their combined initials: Gael Elina Monfils Svitolina.

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‘To the beginning of our forever’: Elina Svitolina

Svitolina posted a picture of the couple at the base of snowy mountains with her ring on. She wrote: “YES!!! To the beginning of our forever?? .”

Svitolina credits Monfils for bringing a sense of calm to her game.

She said:  “I’m more open with my coach and also with Gaël about the tennis and my feelings. This really changed, I think, for the past, I don’t know, nine, 10 months.”

On tour, Svitolina played the semi-finals at the Miami Open 2021 and flew back to Europe the same day she lost her match.

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