Australian tennis star Arina Rodionova and former Australian Football League star Ty Vickery announced their separation in a video posted on their social media on Wednesday.
Rodionova said that after nine years of marriage, the two had been separated for about a year. Vickery, who was eating a banana, said they “wish each other well” and thanked friends, family and followers for their support.
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Arina Rodionova celebrates a point in her match against Giuliana Olmos during the Billie Jean King Cup qualifier tie between Australia and Mexico at Pat Rafter Arena on April 12, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. (Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
Rodionova then went to shake Vicky’s hand. The AFL player decided to try giving her a banana instead.
“Life happens. We have a lot of love for each other but sometimes it’s not enough,” she captioned the video, which was posted on Instagram.
This New York Post Noted that the divorce came about two weeks after Rodionova announced the launch of her fans-only account.
“Good news for everyone who asked. My only fans account is confirmed, so here we go. Let’s do this,” she said in a previous Instagram post.
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A day after announcing the divorce, she wrote in her Instagram Stories that now would be a good time to start with some risqué posts from her trip to the Maldives.
“With all these articles floating around… seems like a good time to start posting all those bikini photos from the Maldives… on my fans only account apparently.”
Arina Rodionova hits a forehand against Xinyu Wang during the women’s singles match on day two of the 2024 US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2024 in New York City. (Geoff Burke-USA today Sports)
Rodionova played at the Australian Open this year but only reached the qualifying round in the singles side. She did not compete in doubles.
As a singles competitor, she has 552 wins. She became the oldest woman to break into the WTA Top 100 last year at the age of 34. She has one career doubles title and is ranked 41st in the competition.
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Vickery played for Richmond and Hawthorn from 2009 to 2017. He scored 160 goals in 125 career matches.
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