Denis Shapovalov’s fiancée, Mirjam Björklund, celebrated her 27th birthday on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, with thoughtful gifts from the Canadian tennis star that lit up her social media. The Swedish tennis player showcased the memorable celebration through a series of black-and-white photos that captured intimate moments and playful surprises.
How Did Denis Shapovalov Make Mirjam Björklund’s 27th Birthday Special?
Like Shapovalov, Björklund is a professional tennis player hailing from Sweden. She turned professional in 2017 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 123 in 2022, alongside her best doubles ranking of World No. 281 in the same year.
Shapovalov and Björklund have been in a relationship for six years, having started to date in 2019. The couple became engaged four years later, in July 2023, in Björklund’s country, in Båstad, Sweden.
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The Swede took to social media to share glimpses of her 27th birthday celebrations, posting several black-and-white photographs that captured the day’s special moments. One image featured her holding a stunning bouquet of flowers and a teddy bear, while looking towards their pet dog, Yatzy, whom they welcomed into their home in May 2025.
In her post, Björklund thanked everyone who sent her birthday wishes and humorously noted that Yatzy had claimed the teddy bear as his own.
“Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes 🤍 ,” Björklund captioned her Instagram story.” Yatzy may or may not have stolen my bday bear 🐻 🤎.”
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Another photograph featured Björklund sitting in front of a lavish birthday cake, where she playfully remarked that Shapovalov had outdone himself by getting her the big cake.
“@denis.shapovalov overachieving big time with this cake 🥹 🤍 🐶,” she added.
On the tennis side of things, Shapovalov recently competed in the singles event at the 2025 Canadian Open. Seeded 22nd in the tournament, he began his campaign in the second round after receiving a first-round bye. He faced Learner Tien in his opening match and was defeated in straight sets with a scoreline of 6-7(4), 5-7.
What’s Next for Denis Shapovalov at the 2025 Canadian Open?
Despite his defeat to Tien in the singles event at the 2025 Canadian Open, Shapovalov will still compete in the tournament, this time in the doubles category. He has teamed up with fellow Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime for this event, giving the home fans another chance to support their favorite players.
The Canadian duo of Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime is set to face the American pair of Robert Galloway and Brandon Nakashima in the first round of the ATP Masters 1000 hard court tournament in Toronto.
The winner of the first-round match between Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime and Galloway and Nakashima at the 2025 Canadian Open will advance to face either the third-seeded team of Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten or the Italian duo of Lorenzo Musetti and Lorenzo Sonego in the second round.
