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Game, set, love match! Meet the glamorous Wimbledon WAGs - and supportive HABs - flocking to centre court to cheer on their tennis ace partners

Game, set, love match! Meet the glamorous Wimbledon WAGs - and supportive HABs - flocking to centre court to cheer on their tennis ace partners

The prestigious tournament is now underway, after tennis stars and their glamorous partners descended on SW19 earlier this week.

As the sun rises above the perfectly green pitches in leafy south west London , the glamorous WAGS of Wimbledon are preparing for two weeks of watching their sporty partners battle it out on the centre court.

The prestigious tournament is now underway, after tennis stars and their glamorous partners descended on SW19 earlier this week.

The tennis wives and girlfriends - or TWAGs as they have become known - lead lives of luxury and travel around the globe while accompanying players for tournaments.

This year, Centre Court will see the return of familiar faces like Jelena Djokovic as she supports tennis legend Novak on his quest for his 25th Grand Slam.

Also returning to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is American soccer player Trinity Rodman, who is dating Ben Shelton, as well as Paige Lorenze, the American influencer who recently got engaged to Tommy Paul.

Other TWAGs likely to turn heads this season include Ayan Broomfield, Ivana Nedved, and Nina Ghaibi.

Not to be left behind, the proud partners of Serena Williams and Aryna Sabalenka, Alexis Ohanian and Georgios Frangulis, will undoubtedly be a part of this year's HABs (husbands and boyfriends) brigade.

Notable absences include Morgan Riddle, who will not join the class of 2026 after she split from US tennis star Taylor Fritz earlier this year and swore off athletes entirely.

Now in her sixth year on the tour, American textile designer Louise Jacobi's 'calm, positive impact' on Cameron Norrie has been praised by the tennis supremo's parents

Louise Jacobi is pictured showing off her toned physique as she dons flippers on a yacht in the Cote d'Azur

Cameron Norrie 's fiancée, Louise Jacobi, is hailed as the British tennis star's secret weapon and will undoubtedly return to Wimbledon to cheer him on this year.

The Chicago-born textile designer has been in a relationship with Cameron since 2020, after they were introduced by mutual friends in the summer of 2019.

Recalling their early conversations in an interview with The Standard , Louise said: 'I remember him saying when we first met: "Oh, my dream would be to be in the top 10."

'Back then, I didn't know it was going to transpire, and just watching his hard work pay off has been insane.'

Louise was in the stands in October 2021 when Johannesburg-born Cameron became the first Brit to win the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, as one friend previously described her as the 'wind beneath his racket'.

Conceding she 'didn't even know how to keep score' when they started dating, Louise said: 'I definitely, in a lot of ways, help keep his mind off of tennis, give him some sort of separation, and keep him calm.'

Now in her sixth year on the tour, Louise's 'calm, positive impact' on Norrie has also been praised by the tennis supremo's parents.

Now a seasoned WAG, Louise reflected on the title in an interview with Tatler as she said: 'I still remember the first time… I'd just started dating Cam and somebody was like, "What's it like to be a WAG?"

'I was like, oh my god, I never thought about that… I think it's kind of ridiculous but I guess… that is what I am.'

The English graduate, who hails from Illinois, has no issue with the label, saying that she has always 'embraced' becoming a WAG.

'I've worked tirelessly to try to turn around the connotations - having that title [WAG] shouldn't mean that we're any less than because we choose to support our partners,' she added.

However, Cameron's glamorous partner admitted being a WAG makes it 'impossible' to have a career due to difficulties planning ahead.

For now, Louise is set to be a permanent fixture courtside after Cameron asked her to marry him during a romantic getaway in South Africa last November.

The British No2 was holidaying at the andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge in Timbavati, around six hours from his birthplace of Johannesburg, when he got down on one knee.

Louise shared a picture of her kissing Cameron on his cheek on Instagram, and captioned the snap: 'A special moment on our trip in South Africa. Cheers to a beautiful life together with my best friend.'

Daria, who hails from Moscow, married Daniil Medvedev in 2018

Daria Medvedeva first crossed paths with Russian pro Daniil Medvedev when she was 12.

Daria, who hails from Moscow, was an aspiring tennis player and was dining with her team when she laid eyes on the man who would one day be her husband - although they wouldn't start dating until much later.

The pair even trained together until injuries forced Daria to quit playing at the age of '17 or 18', The Sun quoted Daniil as saying.

They did not start dating until 2014, when he reached out to Daria on Instagram and asked for her number.

After three years together, the couple relocated to Monte Carlo, Monaco, and tied the knot in September 2018.

The former US Open champion previously shared how Daria's background in tennis has 'helped me to become better as a person and player'.

'She knows that we can't go shopping before the game,' Daniil said. 'Understands that I can be busy from 8 am until the evening. Perhaps it's not easy to get used to it when you don't understand anything in tennis.

'It helped me to become better as a person and a player,' he gushed.

After winning the US Open in 2021 on the couple's third wedding anniversary, he dedicated the win to 'Dasha' during a press conference.

'During the tournament, I couldn't think of a present,' he said. 'So when I went in the final, I thought, 'I need to find a present fast.''

He quipped: 'The only thing I [was thinking was that] if I lose, I have no time to have a present. So I have to win this match. I love you, Dasha.'

Jelena, 39, is married to one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic, 38, who has won a record 24 Grand Slams

The pair are childhood sweethearts, attending the same school in Serbia together, where they would play tennis before making their relationship official

Jelena Djokovic, 40, is married to one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic, 39, who has won a record 24 Grand Slams.

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