In a bizarre video uploaded to social media, former Australian top-ranked tennis player Alina Rodionova is seen dating former Australian Football League player Ty Vickery, who played 119 matches for Richmond, after nine years of dating. They announced that they had broken up.
The couple made the news public on Wednesday after the 35-year-old left the country after losing in the second round of the Australian Open.
The post is captioned as follows: We have a lot of love for each other, but sometimes it’s not enough, ”Rodionova explained the situation on Instagram.
“We are getting a divorce,” Rodionova said.
“We have been separated for about a year. Our friends and family know, but we just wanted to let the wider community know about this situation. Thank you.”
Mr Vickery added: We are good to each other and wish each other good luck. Thank you for your support. ”
The clip ended with Rodionova offering a handshake, Vickery placing a half-eaten banana in her hand and both laughing.
The bananas innuendo in this exchange seemed to subtly point out Rodionova’s recent career moves (deliberate or accidental). It turns out she started OnlyFans just a week ago.
Rodionova followed up the video with a photo of herself on a plane departing from Sydney. “Goodbye Australia, I love you always,” she wrote.
Rodionova was rumored to have broken up with her long-term partner after signing up for an adult site.
Announcing the move on January 12, Rodionova wrote on Instagram: Now that your OnlyFans account is verified, proceed here. Let’s do this. ”
Rodionova’s OF profile is similar to her Instagram’s “I’m a tennis player,” but with a twist.
It says, “I’m a tennis player, but I’m a fun player.”
This comes after Rodionova revealed last year that a fan encouraged her to launch an adult-only content page, which she called the biggest compliment she had ever received.
“Don’t play tennis. You can make more money with OnlyFans. That was the best compliment I received this year,” Rodionova said in a video blog with fellow tennis player Daria Kasatkina last year.
On the court, the past 12 months have been difficult for Rodionova.
She was at the center of the wild card controversy at last year’s Australian Open, and despite being the top female player in Japan at the time, she was not allowed to participate in the main tournament, losing in the first round of qualifying, and her result broke the world tournament record. This year’s tone.
Despite being the oldest woman to break into the top 100 for the first time at the end of January last year, she has steadily fallen in the rankings since then, plummeting to 184th in the world.
