Love match: Blooming romance of new tennis power couple

France`s Gael Monfils watches the match between Ukraine`s Elina Svitolina and China`s Zhang Shuai at Australian Open Third Round held at Melbourne Park, Australia on 19 January 2019. Photo: AFP
France`s Gael Monfils watches the match between Ukraine`s Elina Svitolina and China`s Zhang Shuai at Australian Open Third Round held at Melbourne Park, Australia on 19 January 2019. Photo: AFP

A blossoming romance between new tennis power couple Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils has fans baying for more, with the pair obliging by setting up a joint Instagram account.

Ukrainian sixth seed Svitolina revealed last week that she is dating French star Monfils after he was spotted in her player box at the Australian Open.

"He's there for me, he's supporting me, and I'm there for him as well," she said. "He understands, I understand, what we're going through. It's great."

Ukraine`s Elina Svitolina reacts after a point against China`s Zhang Shuai during their women`s singles match on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on 19 January 2019. Photo: AFP
Ukraine`s Elina Svitolina reacts after a point against China`s Zhang Shuai during their women`s singles match on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on 19 January 2019. Photo: AFP

The news sent social media into overdrive and the pair has now launched a joint Instagram account 'g.e.m.s life' - Gael Elina Monfils Svitolina -- which quickly racked up thousands of likes.

The pair posted a video montage of the two of them going about their daily lives together and did a Q&A with fans.

Asked who initiated the relationship, they put up a picture pointing at each other.

Australian player Daria Gavrilova called for other big-name tennis couples to follow suit in a post of the site.

"I wanna see Stan Wawrinka and Donna Vekic get a joint account and also Dominic Thiem and Kristina Mladenovic," she said, to which Mladenovic replied: "100 per cent not happening here."