Madison Keys announces engagement with long-term boyfriend Bjorn Fratangelo
Madison Keys announced her engagement to long-term boyfriend and ATP player Bjorn Fratangelo on Thursday.
Keys and Fratangelo are among the most renowned couples on tour. They started dating back in 2017. The duo have even teamed up to play mixed doubles on several occasions.
In a picture shared by Keys on Instagram, the couple can be seen hand-in-hand with a shiny engagement ring taking the spotlight.
"Forever," she captioned the post, followed by a white heart emoji.
Within minutes of the announcement, greetings from WTA and ATP players came pouring in from all directions. Fellow Americans Jessica Pegula, Sloane Stephens, Frances Tiafoe and Desirae Krawczyk were quick to congratulate the couple.
"Yesssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are getting married!!!!!!!!!!!," wrote Stephens in the comments.
Pegula wrote:
Bjorn 🔒 that up."
Tiafoe chimed in:
"That ring is tuuuufffff"
Several other WTA stars, including Barbora Krejcikova, Sania Mirza, Caroline Wozniacki and Donna Vekic, also wished the happy couple.
Madison Keys and Bjorn Fratangelo played mixed doubles for the first time at the 2021 US Open
Although Madison Keys and Bjorn Fratangelo started dating in 2017, it was only after Fratangelo's relentless pursuit that the 28-year-old finally decided to play mixed doubles with her boyfriend.
The duo locked horns with Ellen Perez and Marcelo Demoliner in the first round of the 2021 US Open. They lost in straight sets. However, Keys had nothing but positive memories from the match.
“Of all the memories you have of all the matches, it’s obviously the people you are with who make those moments. To be able to have a moment on court together I think is definitely something that is going to stick in my mind,” she said after the match.
Keys divulged that she was always nervous about pairing up with Fratangelo. However, he eventually convinced her, saying they would "just have some fun."
“He finally wore me down. I was always just saying I was going to be so nervous and I was going to have to try so hard, but he finally said, ‘We’ll just have some fun.’ I’m very happy that we did it,” she added.
Madison Keys was last seen in action at the Dubai Tennis Championships, where she endured a quarter-final exit at the hands of compatriot Coco Gauff.