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Nick Kyrgios has been spotted on a date with a new love interest, around 10 months after splitting with his former girlfriend Costeen Hatzi. The pair began dating in 2021, after the Aussie player had responded to Hatzi's online advert about a mirror for sale. They were initially head over heels for each other, with Hatzi accompanying Kyrgios to tournaments around the world before they called it quits last March.

Both parties have been tight-lipped about the circumstances of their breakup, although Hatzi has suggested they ended things on good terms. Fast forward 10 months and Kyrgios appears to have found a new lover in Melbourne-based marketing manager Alexia Alessi. She bears a striking resemblance to Hatzi with her long black hair and glamorous looks.

Kyrgios and Alessi were recently spotted with another couple at a Melbourne restaurant on what appeared to be a double date. In pictures shared by the Daily Mail, the pair shared lingering glances throughout the night and were seen holding hands.

At one point, Kyrgios was pictured wrapping his arm around Alessi's waist as they strolled through the city streets. There were plenty of smiles on display, with the potential lovers looking smitten in every image taken.

Alessi recently revealed that she had started a new job as the marketing and brand engagement manager with Shopscope, after previously working with the Accent Group and footwear giant Hype DC.

She boasts more than 5,000 followers on Instagram, with Kyrgios among them, as well as over 2,000 followers on TikTok where she regularly posts video clips of herself miming along to popular songs.

It's not the first time that Kyrgios has been romantically linked to a woman following his split with Hatzi. Last year, rumours swirled about a potential romance with Love Island star Mia Dalkos when he left a flirty comment on one of her Instagram posts.

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Two months later, clues on both of their social media pages suggested they were holidaying together in the Bahamas, where Kyrgios owns a luxury house.

Taking to Instagram, Dalkos posted a picture of a dinner at the swanky Carna restaurant in Nassau. Some eagle-eyed fans suggested that a tattooed hand in the background may have belonged to Kyrgios.

They were together in New York only five weeks ago, meeting Vogue magazine icon Anna Wintour at the Garden Cup tennis exhibition.

Kyrgios is currently preparing to return to action at the Australian Open, where he will play in the men's doubles alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis.

They will go up against Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans in an all-Aussie showdown in the opening round on Thursday morning.