Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne flaunts friendship with US Open champ Carlos Alcaraz’s romantic partner Brooks Nader in NYC

While Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is climbing on the strikeouts leaderboard after his latest outing against the Baltimore Orioles, his girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, is revealing her friendship with fellow Sports Illustrated model, Brooks Nader.

Olivia Dunne, who announced her retirement from gymnastics earlier this year, walked the ramp at Raising Cane’s New York Fashion Show on Wednesday along with Brooks Nader.

The former LSU star posed with fellow Sports Illustrated cover girls Nader and Camille Kostek. She shared the picture in her Instagram story with a burning heart emoji.

While Kostek has been in a relationship with NFL great Rob Gronkowski for almost a decade, Nader has reportedly started dating reigning U.S. Open champion and Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz.

Nader’s younger sister, Grace Ann, confirmed their dating rumors during the Raising Cane’s event on Wednesday.

“The rumors are true,” Grace Ann told E! News. “Dating is such a loose term. But I do know he’s the man of the hour.”

The duo is yet to confirm their relationship, even though Brooks had dropped hints previously. Alcaraz had said in July last year that he was "looking for someone"

“No, I am single. I am looking for someone,” Alcaraz had said. “It can be difficult as a tennis player to meet the right person because you are traveling all the time.”

Paul Skenes pulled from latest start to manage workload

Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, has been one of the ever-present figures in the stands for the Pirates ace's starts. However, Dunne didn't attend the All-Star pitcher's start on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles.

While Skenes held the Orioles scoreless through five innings, he was taken off the mound early after just 64 pitches, his lowest in a start this season. According to manager Don Kelly, the Pirates are trying to manage their starters' workload. Skenes acknowledged that he probably needed the rest.

"There are opportunities to give and take throughout the season, and tonight was kind of one of those. I probably needed it, to be honest," Skenes said.

During the outing, Skenes reached 200 strikeouts, becoming the fourth pitcher to reach the mark this season.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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