Thanasi Kokkinakis' girlfriend Hannah Dal Sasso reveals what she REALLY thinks of the term WAG

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Thanasi Kokkinakis' girlfriend Hannah Dal Sasso isn't keen on the term WAG, an acronym used for wives and girlfriends of professional athletes.

The Melbourne It girl prefers to be known for her own merits, rather than being someone's partner.

'I know in footy there are so many girlfriends and they get called WAGs, but in tennis there aren’t many and you never really see someone called that,' she told the Herald Sun on Tuesday.

'I like having my own name and not being someone else’s partner,' she continued.

Elsewhere in the interview, Dal Sasso discussed the challenges of maintaining a long-distance relationship while Kokkinakis, 28, travels the globe with his tennis career.

Thanasi Kokkinakis' girlfriend Hannah Dal Sasso isn't keen on the term WAG, an acronym used for wives and girlfriends of professional athletes. Both pictured

Thanasi Kokkinakis' girlfriend Hannah Dal Sasso isn't keen on the term WAG, an acronym used for wives and girlfriends of professional athletes. Both pictured

The Melbourne It girl prefers to be known for her own merits, rather than being just someone's girlfriend

The Melbourne It girl prefers to be known for her own merits, rather than being just someone's girlfriend

'We just had a nice month together and I already miss him – long distance is really hard,' Hannah told the publication.

'Thanasi is really dedicated to his tennis and he’s putting everything into it and I’m so proud of him,' she added.

The blonde bombshell will next join Kokkinakis for the US leg of the tennis season.

'We just had a nice month together and I already miss him – long distance is really hard,' Hannah told the publication

'We just had a nice month together and I already miss him – long distance is really hard,' Hannah told the publication

The blonde bombshell will next join Kokkinakis for the US leg of the tennis season

The blonde bombshell will next join Kokkinakis for the US leg of the tennis season

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Thanasi and Hannah went public with their romance last March while attending the Glamour on the Grid in Melbourne together.

Hannah said that she and Thanasi met 'a few months ago' and that she has been travelling with him 'for a bit'.

Last May, Thanasi paid tribute to Hannah after winning his first win at the French Open, admitting that she was his 'first girlfriend, probably ever.'

'[I'm a] late bloomer, I guess you could say, so I'm trying that, but that brings its challenges as well. But she has been great,' he said.

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