Australian tennis couple Luke and Daria Saville recently made a heartwarming pregnancy announcement. The former World No. 20 and her retired doubles specialist husband shared the exciting news through an adorable Instagram video that quickly captured hearts across the tennis world.
How Did The Tennis World React to Luke and Daria Saville’s Pregnancy News?
The announcement sparked an immediate outpouring of love and support from the tennis community. The announcement video showed the couple posing with their dog Tofu and an ultrasound picture before sweeping a tennis court to reveal the message “Baby due March 26.” Daria captioned the post with “We love you so much already Pisces like mummy . To everyone still dreaming of this moment, we’re thinking of you.”
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Casey Dellacqua, former Australian tennis player, led the charge with an emotional response.
“Now this is the news I needed to hear today 😍😍😍😍 congratulations ❤️❤️❤️ best news ever!!! I’m so bloody happy for you both xxxxxx,” she wrote.
Tennis players such as Ons Jabeur, Eva Lys, Daria Kasatkina and Katie Boulter joined the conversation, sending love and congratulations to the couple.
Italian tennis star Jasmine Paolini showed her support with heart eye emojis, while French star Caroline Garcia simply wrote: “Congratulations,” with celebratory emojis. American star Asia Muhmmad stated:
“Wow the best news!!! So happy to see this ❤️”
As the reel went viral, other tennis personalities joined the celebration. Comments flooded in, with Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend Morgan Riddle writing: “omg crying congrats”, and Taylor Townsend writing: “AAAAAHHHH CONGRATULATIONS” with multiple heart emojis, showing the genuine excitement within the tennis family.
More players showed love to Luke and Daria Saville on the big announcement, sending congratulations through messages and emojis.
What is Luke and Daria Saville’s Love Story?
Luke and Daria’s relationship began in 2009 when they first met at the Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup Finals in Mexico. Luke was just 15 years old and had recently won junior titles at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Daria was building her reputation after winning the 2010 US Open juniors and Youth Olympic gold medal.
Their friendship blossomed into romance around 2011, coinciding with Daria’s rise in professional tennis. The relationship influenced major life decisions, particularly Daria’s choice to switch from representing Russia to Australia in 2015. This decision proved pivotal as she reached her career-high ranking of world No. 20 in 2017.
The couple got engaged in December 2018 after years of supporting each other through the ups and downs of their professional tennis careers. They married on December 4, 2021, in Melbourne’s Albert Park, with Daria taking Luke’s surname and officially becoming Daria Saville.
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Luke recently retired from professional tennis after the 2025 Australian Open, having achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 23 in 2021. He reached the Australian Open doubles final in 2020 with Max Purcell.
Meanwhile, Daria has faced significant injury challenges, including an ACL tear in 2022 that kept her away from the tour for nearly 10 months. She is currently 160th in the WTA singles rankings.
Earlier this year, the 31-year-old opened up about her fertility journey, revealing she had been freezing her eggs due to her diagnosis with polycystic ovary syndrome. She documented the process on social media, explaining how the condition can affect fertility and the steps she took to preserve her family planning options while continuing her tennis career.
