/STRAIGHT FROM PARIS/ – When he looked into her blue eyes during the covid pandemic, his head spun and his heart pounded wildly. Just like yesterday. Of course, no longer with love, but with a great joint success! Tennis players Tomáš Macháč (23) and Kateřina Siniaková (28) won the Olympic gold in Paris a week after the announcement of their separation!
Although the flame of passion between the great tennis players was extinguished, under the Olympic fire in the city of love they showed everyone that they definitely did not lose their spark on the court. On the contrary. It was such a ride that nothing but dust settled behind the carriage!
Macháč and Siniaková did not lose a set on their way to the finals, and even though there was the first slight hesitation in the fight for the most valuable metal, it did not throw them off. To the loud cheering of the Czech fans in the stands, they defeated the Chinese couple Zhang Ch’chen and Wang Sin-yu 6:2, 5:7 and 10:8 in the super tie-break!
»M+S« simply make a perfect couple even after an unexpected life separation. They grinded their teeth confidently on a pancake three years ago at the Games in Tokyo. At that time, they also signed up for the mix, but there was no place left for them in the tournament. “In quotes, you only need to win two matches and you are playing for a medal. Anything can happen in mixed doubles,” Tomáš said boldly.
How Siniaková and Macháč became Olympic champions
This year, his prophetic words came to an end. And Kačka only had words of appreciation for him for the progress he has made in tennis since then. He used to pay for an orthodox single. “The more doubles she plays, the more she improves,” Siniaková praised her partner and ex-partner in one person. “When a man plays doubles, it helps the woman tremendously,” she added.
She could count on Tom in this regard at court. Always! And even though their paths diverged in their personal lives, they looked like darlings again on the Parisian clay. One fought for the other, they supported each other, laughed and comforted each other. Winning a medal for the Czech Republic was the most important thing for them. “For me, the Olympics is the absolute highlight. After all, the Grand Slams are four times a year!” gushed Macháč, who climbed the imaginary Parisian Olympus with his ex Siniaková!
Katerina Siniaková (28)
Born in Hradec Králové
Singles: 38.
Doubles: 2.
Earnings: 279 million CZK
Achievements: 9x Grand Slam doubles winner, winner of the Women’s Doubles Tournament, Olympic doubles champion from Tokyo 2021, Fed Cup 2018 winner.
Tomas Macháč (23)
Born in Beroun
Singles: 39.
Doubles: 53.
Earnings: 49 million CZK
Kateřina Siniaková with Tomáš Macháč.