SPORTS Illustrated model Brooks Nader has addressed rumours that she is in a romantic relationship with Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner.
It was not the update eager fans were waiting for, as the glamorous figure, 28, played coy when asked about the links during her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel.
Model Brooks Nader had a cryptic response when asked about romantic links with Jannik Sinner[/caption]
The tennis star is single after a breakup earlier this year[/caption]
Nader was spotted at the US Open at the weekend, but was watching Sinner’s rival Carlos Alcaraz[/caption]
Nader had been spotted at the US Open earlier in the week alongside TV personality Stephen Colbert and his wife Evelyn.
She appeared to be caught off-guard when asked about the rumours directly.
“Is this like an interrogation? I am so scared right now,” she joked.
“Ask Stephen what match we were at, I don’t think he was playing at that one.”
The group were in attendance to watch Carlos Alcaraz‘s round of 16 victory over Arthur Rinderknech.
The Spanish star has his own romantic rumours swirling surrounding his doubles partner and English tennis competitor Emma Raducanu.
Nader did not confirm the rumours, but instead sparked even more questions with her cryptic answer.
Kimmel tried to keep up with Nader’s coy answers, asking again: “Oh, I see. So it’s somebody else?”
“You’re close, you’re warm”, she replied.
“You’re warm, but we weren’t at that match.”
Nader is a Sports Illustrated cover model[/caption]
She is also a reality tv star, appearing on Dancing with the Stars and new show Love Thy Nader[/caption]
She is known for her risque outfits and has an Instagram following of 1.7 million followers[/caption]
It is unclear whether her suggestive comments mean she is not dating Sinner, or perhaps is dating a different star, but it seems the answer is not as simple as romantic rumours would suggest.
Speculation surrounding a relationship between the two was kicked up when Nader’s sister made comments seeming to suggest Sinner had slid into Brooks’ DMs.
Grace Ann Nader was appearing on a Sirius XM show last week when she explained that a number of athletes had tried to introduce themselves to Brooks.
She said stars from “every field and court” had reached out.
She then doubled down on the claim, hinting that the identity of one star who had made contact “rhymes with winner”.
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Nader suffered a high-profile break-up with former Dancing with the Stars partner Gleb Savchenko in April.
For his part, Sinner is still seemingly single after breaking up with fellow tennis star Anna Kalinskaya earlier this year.
The 24-year-old is in action on Friday as he looks to defend his US Open title, and reach three Grand Slam victories in 2025 following his wins at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
He will battle Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semi-final, with a win opening the door to face one of Novak Djokovic or Alcaraz in the final on Sunday.
It will be interesting to see if Nader makes an appearance should Alcaraz and Sinner face down in the event, and even more so to see who she would be cheering on.
