Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud is going to be a father.
The 26-year-old tennis player, who appeared on the first season of the Netflix sports docuseries "Break Point," announced on Thursday, September 11 that his fiancee, Maria Galligani, is pregnant with a baby girl.
"The team is growing❤️ see you next year babygirl👼🏼" Ruud captioned the Instagram post, alongside two heartfelt images.
In the first snap, the former world No. 2, who's currently No.12, wrapped one arm around his pregnant wife-to-be's shoulder and placed the other on her growing belly.
In the second photo, the happy couple's dog can be seen lying on top of a sonogram picture with two small pink booties placed nearby.
The post quickly drew congratulations from Ruud's fellow ATP Tour stars, including Tommy Paul, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
"Yeaaa Congratulations guys," Paul commented.
"WOW CONGRATS BOTH❤️," Fokina wrote.
"Congrats! ❤️👏," Nadal said, while Djokovic commented several heart eye emojis on the post.
Ruud and Galligani, who have been dating since 2018, announced their engagement last November.
In the engagement announcement shared to IG, Ruud wrote, "Can’t wait to marry you💍🤍," alongside several romantic photos of the happy couple standing near the ocean.
In an interview with "We Are Tennis" in 2024, Ruud raved about his wife-to-be, telling the outlet she's been a great supporter, often supporting him at tournaments.
"I mean, it's her choice. Obviously, we met before I got to the level I was at now, so things have changed for her, as well, and it hasn't always been easy," Ruud told the outlet.
"There are more things in my life that I have to take care of now than when we met. So when you're together with or a girlfriend or partner or fiancée, wife of an athlete, you have to be prioritized No. 3, 4, 5, even some days, because there are many other things that I have to do before," Ruud added. "It's tennis, it's treatment, it's media, it's maybe meeting a sponsor. It's a lot of things before you have time for maybe your partner."
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