The Olympic mixed doubles tennis champions shared a kiss to celebrate clinching gold, just weeks after the pair broke up as a real-life couple.
Czech duo Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac beat Chinese pair Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu 6-2 5-7 10-8 to win the event in Paris last night.
The couple, who had been dating since 2020, announced their split last month during the Prague Open but insisted they would still compete as a team at the Olympics despite their off-court problems.
Siniakova said: ‘Yes, of course. It’s a private matter, but of course we will play together. We are professionals.’
Now fans are going wild after the seemingly reconciliatory moment and are speculating whether the pair might be getting back together.
Czech duo Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac shared a kiss to celebrate clinching gold
The Czech duo beat Chinese pair Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu 6-2 5-7 10-8 to win the event in Paris last night
The couple, who had been dating since 2020, announced their split last month during the Prague Open
Bastien Fachan took to X to fuel the rumours of a possible reuniting, sarcastically remarking: ‘Yep, Machac and Siniakova are definitely broken up.’
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He then added: ‘Normalize winning Olympic gold to rekindle your relationship’s spark.’
One user replied: ‘We all need to participate in an Olympics to spice up our relationships sometimes.’
Another suggested that their relationship hinged on success at the Games, posting: ‘ ‘She said “you’ve got to help me win the Olympic gold medal to win me back” and he delivered.’
Meanwhile, one social media user added: ‘It’s so poetic if they really had broken up and these last days of winning and getting the gold eventually brought them back together.’
Not many couples could overcome a breakup as public as theirs but the duo’s victory was in fact highly tipped, with Siniakova in particular one of the best doubles players in the world.
The 28-year-old bagged gold in the women’s doubles in Tokyo three years ago with partner Barbora Krejcikova and the pair have seven Grand Slam trophies in their collection, including Wimbledon titles in 2018 and 2022.
This summer, the Czech secured another win at the All England Club with new partner Taylor Townsend, from the US.
Not many couples could overcome a breakup as public as theirs but the duo’s victory was in fact highly tipped
Over the course of their four-year relationship, the pair supported each other in their tennis careers and were regularly spotted at each other’s games
Those waiting to see how their relationship pans out might have to be patient, with the teammates remaining coy on the chance of a reconciliation
Her partner, on the court at least, has the opportunity to add to his Paris medal collection in today’s bronze medal match in the men’s doubles.
Over the course of their four-year relationship, the pair supported each other in their tennis careers and were regularly spotted at each other’s games.
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Most recently Siniakova cheered Machac on during his third-round loss to Daniil Medvedev at the French Open in June.
Despite their breakup, the pair have displayed happy demeanours throughout the tournament and even joked, ‘The chemistry is very good.’
Machac confirmed however that they had been sleeping separately in the Olympic village but that they always say goodnight after dinner and good morning each day.
On their topics of conversation off the court, Machac told Claytennis: ‘Generally we don’t talk about tennis.
‘We don’t do it together and I don’t do it with other people in other contexts.’
Those waiting to see how their relationship pans out might have to be patient, with the teammates remaining coy on the chance of a reconciliation.
Now fans are going wild after the seemingly reconciliatory moment and are speculating whether the pair might be getting back together
‘That’s our personal life so you don’t need to know that,’ Siniakova grinned.
‘We like when you are confused.’
Machac chipped in: ‘This is top secret.’
