Model and entrepreneur Paige Lorenze has “made so many special connections” whereas travelling the globe in assist of her boyfriend, American tennis professional Tommy Paul.
The social media sensation will likely be cheering on Paul on the 2023 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, the place he’ll face Italy’s Stefano Travaglia in Monday’s opening spherical, and is very grateful for the friendships she’s made inside the tennis neighborhood, significantly the man companions {of professional} athletes, The New York Post studies.
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“So many of the wives and girlfriends have been so warm and welcoming to me. I have made some amazing girlfriends in a short period of time while being on tour with Tommy and it’s really nice to feel like we have our own little support group,” Lorenze just lately instructed The Post.
“We are always texting each other when our partners do well or have amazing results and we are all just genuinely happy for each other. I have such admiration for the wives and girlfriends of other players because I know what it’s like now — and it’s not always easy.
“I also think it’s nice that we can kind of make the (players) feel at home on the road. They really do not have an off season like other sports, so it’s a ton of sacrifice for them (and the wives and girlfriends). It truly takes a team, so I admire all the other girls on tour in that aspect honestly.”
Lorenze, 25, is raring to return to the US Open as final yr marked the primary event she ever went to assist the world No. 14.
“I didn’t know much about the sport or what it took,” she stated. “That said, this year will be even more special for me. I have seen a year of Tommy’s hard work and sacrifice and to come back full circle is a really special moment.”
Paul reached the third spherical of final yr’s US Open and misplaced to Norway’s Casper Ruud, the event’s eventual runner-up.
This season has been particularly busy for Lorenze, the founding father of the attire and equipment line Dairy Boy, which boasts practically 50,000 followers on Instagram.
Over the weekend, Lorenze celebrated the launch of her label’s denim assortment with a pop-up occasion in New York.
Inspired by her beginnings within the Northeast, on the coronary heart of Dairy Boy is Lorenze’s connection to New England, the place she skied rising up, in addition to her love for horses, farms and “the simple pleasures in life.”
“I know I am who I am because of the way I grew up, being adventurous and getting outside and becoming aligned with nature,” she stated.
With an thrilling future forward, Lorenze couldn’t have imagined a extra supportive associate by her facet than Paul.
“Being in the public eye isn’t always easy, but my community never fails to make me feel loved and supported and that is what I focus on,” stated Lorenze, who’s curating homeware merchandise for Dairy Boy resembling candles, bedsheets and beauty luggage.
“It is also helpful that Tommy is my biggest supporter and is always cheering me on wherever we are, he is someone I go to for advice often about everything.”
The U.S. Open started Monday, August 28, and runs by means of Sunday, September 10.
This story first appeared within the New York Post and was republished with permission.
Source: www.news.com.au