American billionaire and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has found love with fellow tennis buff, Paula Hurd.
She is the widow of former Oracle co-CEO and president, Mark Hurd, who died at 62 in 2019 after battling cancer.
Gates and ex-wife, Melinda, divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage.
Gates, 67, and Hurd, 60, have been seen together at a few high-profile events in recent times and are believed to have bonded over their love for tennis, Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.
The two were seen last month at the Australian Open in Melbourne and in Sydney, where they met the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.
They were also seen watching the 2022 Laver Cup together at the O2 Arena in London in September 2022.
A friend of the couple said, “They’re inseparable. They’ve been together over a year and she’s always described as a ‘mystery woman,’ but it’s no mystery to their inner circle that they’re in a romantic relationship.”
Hurd, who was once a tech executive, is now an event planner, organiser and philanthropist.