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Alexander Zverev’s girlfriend Sophia celebrates ‘2-day offseason’ in bikini photo after US Open triumph

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Young, G. (2026, September 18). Alexander Zverev’s girlfriend Sophia celebrates ‘2-day offseason’ in bikini photo after US Open triumph. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/sports/alexander-zverev-girlfriend-sophia-celebrates-us-open-triumph-in-bikini/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-18 · by Grant Young

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Alexander Zverev won the U.S. Open men’s singles title, marking his second major victory this year after previously having none in his career. Following his triumph, Zverev’s girlfriend Sophia Thomalla celebrated on Instagram with a photo from their brief vacation in Monte Carlo, where she wore a bikini while posing shirtless and in swim trunks next to Zverev. Thomalla, a German influencer and television host who missed the actual matches due to her commitments, took off work to spend time with him post-victory. Despite this celebration, Zverev plans to continue competing as ATP tournaments move to Asia before concluding the season in Europe.
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Alexander Zverev won the U.S. Open men's singles title by defeating Ben Shelton, marking his second major tournament victory of 2026 after also winning an earlier championship this year. His girlfriend, Sophia Thomalla, celebrated on social media with a photo from their two-day vacation in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where she posed in a bikini and he was shirtless. Despite her success as a German influencer and TV host, Thomalla couldn't attend either of Zverev's major championship matches in person but took time off to celebrate his wins. The ATP is now moving on to Asia for upcoming tournaments.

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Germany Instagram The U.S. Open U.S. Open the U.S. Open’s

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Zverev PERSON · 6× Thomalla PERSON · 3× ATP ORG · 1× Alexander Zverev PERSON · 1× Ben Shelton PERSON · 1× Germany GPE · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Monaco GPE · 1× Monte Carlo GPE · 1× Sophia Thomalla PERSON · 1×

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Thomalla is a successful influencer and television show host in Germany and therefore wasn’t able to witness either of Zverev’s major championship matches in person. But she has taken time off to celebrate with him on both occasions.
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🔮 It sounds like Zverev will continue to compete and isn’t taking much time off during the most successful season of his career to this point.

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The U.S. Open marked the final major tennis tournament in 2026. asserted
Open → mark → 2026
But that doesn’t mean the season is over, even for the U.S. Open’s men’s singles champion. asserted
season → mean → champion
Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open final last weekend, marking Zverev’s second major tournament win this year after having won none in his career before. asserted
Zverev → defeat → career
Zverev’s longtime girlfriend, Sophia Thomalla, celebrated his victory on social media afterward. asserted
girlfriend → celebrate → media
It also appears that the couple took a brief vacation in the wake of this win, which Thomalla posted about on Instagram on Wednesday. asserted
Thomalla → appear → Wednesday
She posted a black-and-white photo of her and Zverev posing on a beach together with the caption, “Day 2 of our 2 day off season 😂”. asserted
She → post → season
Thomalla was wearing a bikini in the photo, while Zverev was shirtless and rocking swim trunks. asserted
Zverev → wear → trunks
Thomalla is a successful influencer and television show host in Germany and therefore wasn’t able to witness either of Zverev’s major championship matches in person. But she has taken time off to celebrate with him on both occasions. asserted
she → witness → occasions
And several reports indicate that the couple’s two-day vacation this week took place in Monte Carlo, Monaco. asserted
vacation → indicate → Carlo
The ATP is heading to Asia, with several tournaments scheduled there over the next month before the season closes in Europe. asserted
season → head → Europe
It sounds like Zverev will continue to compete and isn’t taking much time off during the most successful season of his career to this point. asserted
Zverev → sound → point
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