It looks like Serena Williams is taking part in a new type of tennis match. The 23-Gram Slam winner, who recently dropped out of Wimbledon following an hip injury, seems to be having a rather romantic relationship with her tennis coach, Patrick Mouratoglou.
The pair were spotted getting very cosy on the streets of the French town of Valbonne this week, as they dined out and stood cheek-to-cheek while peering at listings in the window of a realtors.
And now these pictures fuel rumours that they are also a good love match, with French tennis site PKTennis reporting: ‘Mouratoglou and Williams are seeing each other.’
The look of love: Serena gazes at Mouratouglou, who runs a tennis academy near Paris
And the pictures of them gazing into the window of Bruce International Properties, which sells property on the French Riviera, could suggest just how well their relationship is going. Williams has previously been linked to actor and rapper Common, with whom she split in May 2010 after two years of dating.
Tennis star Serena Williams has been spotted getting close to her coach, Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou, while on a day out in Valbonne, southern France
The pair peered at listings for properties along the French Riviera during their stroll
Not-so professional relationship: The couple were seen enjoying lunch – and a clinch – at a nearby restaurant
The breakup came less than two weeks after Common, who is ten years her senior, told chat show host Ellen DeGeneres he was planning to marry the tennis champion.
Prior to her relationship with the entertainer, Serena dated actor Jackie Long and was also linked to film maker Brett Ratner. Hopefully she has more success with Mouratoglou, who has proven a good match for a fair few tennis players, garnering grand slam finals and more than a dozen junior titles.
Lunch date: They were unaware of the activity swarming around them as they dined out
Prior to her relationship with the entertainer, Serena dated actor Jackie Long and was also linked to film maker Brett Ratner. Hopefully she has more success with Mouratoglou, who has proven a good match for a fair few tennis players, garnering grand slam finals and more than a dozen junior titles.
