Alright, so I found myself watching some tennis the other day, Casper Ruud was playing. Good player, seems pretty solid. And then you know how it goes, you start wondering about stuff off the court. Just curious, like, does this guy have a girlfriend? What’s his story?
So, I did what most people do, I suppose. Went online and started poking around. Didn’t really have a plan, just typed his name and “girlfriend” into the search bar. See what pops up.
Finding the Info
It wasn’t exactly top-secret information, thankfully. Pretty quickly, I started seeing the same name come up: Maria Galligani. Seems like she’s the one. Most articles and fan pages mentioned her.
Here’s basically what I gathered from clicking around different spots:
- They’ve been together for a fair bit. Since 2018, most places said. That’s a decent chunk of time, especially with all the travel he does.
- She’s also from Norway, Oslo I think. Read somewhere they met there. Makes sense, meeting someone from back home.
- She seems to show up at quite a few of his matches, supporting him. You see pictures sometimes.
- She studied psychology. Found that mentioned a few times.
Honestly, there wasn’t a massive amount of deep detail out there, mostly the same few facts repeated. You get the pictures, the name, how long they’ve been dating. Seems they keep things relatively low-key compared to some other sports couples, which is probably smart.
My Takeaway
It was just a bit of idle curiosity, really. You see these players under pressure, doing their thing, and sometimes you just wonder about the person behind the athlete. Finding out he has a long-term partner, someone often there courtside, it just adds a little human element to the whole picture. Didn’t need to dig too deep, just satisfied that initial thought I had while watching the match. She seems supportive, they look happy in the photos you see. Good for them, honestly. Back to watching the tennis now.
