Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza tied the knot along with her mannequin beau, simply over three years because the one-time fan approached the tennis star on the streets of New York in search of a selfie.
Muguruza, the previous World Number one, and her new husband Arthur Borges stated their “I dos” in an intimate ceremony in Marbella, Spain on Oct. 5.
The retired tennis star wore a sublime Mikado A-Line gown designed by Pronovias with an asymmetrical neckline, a crystal-trimmed collar and a six-foot prepare, full with a big white bow over her left shoulder, in keeping with an Instagram put up of her big day.
For the reception, Muguruza donned a flapper-inspired strapless column gown with crystal fringes and embroidered flowers additionally created by Pronovias.
Borges wore a Navy tuxedo with matching bowtie and cummerbund.
The couple met throughout the 2021 US Open, however below Central Park’s peaceable environment moderately than the lights of the Billy Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle.
Muguruza had been staying in Manhattan for the event and wanted contemporary air and a reset from the hustle of the American main.
“My lodge was near Central Park and I used to be bored, so I assumed I ought to go for a stroll,” the tennis star stated in 2023, in keeping with The Solar.
“I’m going out and I run into him on the road. Out of the blue, he turns and says, ‘Good luck on the US Open.’ I used to be left pondering, ‘Wow, he’s so good-looking.’”
The 2 had posed for an image and went their separate ways in which day, however continued to satisfy often within the park.
Muguruza described the prospect encounter with the businessman as one thing out of a romantic movie.
“It’s a complete film,” she advised Spanish outlet Hola! “I knew I might marry him even earlier than he requested me. After we met, it was love at first sight and we realized in a short time that we have been a really perfect couple.”
The couple introduced their engagement in Might 2023, revealing that Burges popped the large query via a joint Instagram put up.
“You had me at ‘Hi there,’” the put up was captioned, geotagging the dreamy proposal from Marbella, Spain.
The couple had beforehand talked about how necessary the southern Spanish metropolis was to them.
“We wish it to be subsequent 12 months, in the summertime, close to the seaside and in Spain, as a result of it’s the place that the majority unites us,” Muguruza advised Hola!
Muguruza, who hails from Venezuela, received the French Open title in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017.
She introduced her official retirement from tennis in April 2024.
