Tennis Players and their Spouses
By (Correspondent) on April 22, 2009
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It's springtime, and marriage fever hits tennis!
Roger Federer wedded his long-term sweetheart, Mirka Vavrinec, over Easter weekend, and Andy Roddick tied the knot with model Brooklyn Decker in April. In this slideshow we will take a casual look at some of the long standing—and more recent—love birds and couples in tennis.
Roger Federer and Mirka Vavrinec
Roger Federer and his long-time girlfriend, Mirka Vavrinec, tied the knot over the Easter weekend in 2009 after a nine year relationship.
Writing on his website, he said, "It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion."
Mirka is pregnant with the couple's first child, due in the summer.
Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker
(Pictured with Michel Lacoste)
Andy Roddick was flipping through the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue when he spotted Brooklyn Decker, a fashion model.
The two met and started dating around the 2007 Davis Cup Final.
On March 31, 2008, Roddick announced on his website that he and Brooklyn Decker had become engaged; they married on April 17, 2009 in an intimate backyard ceremony.
Ivan and Aida Ljubicic
Ljubicic and his wife, Aida, tied the knot in 2004.
They welcomed their first child, Leonardo, in Rijeka, Croatia, on Dec. 10, 2008.
Pete Sampras and Bridgette Wilson
On Sept. 30, 2000, Sampras married American actress and former Miss Teen USA Bridgette Wilson.
On Nov. 21, 2002, their son, Christian Charles, was born, followed by their second son, Ryan Nikolaos, on July 29, 2005.
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
At the French Open winners' ball in 1999, Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi danced the traditional champions dance. After that evening, they began dating. They married on Oct. 22, 2001.
Their son, Jaden Gil, was born on Oct. 26 of the same year and their daughter, Jaz Elle, followed on Oct. 3, 2003. The couple lives in Las Vegas.
Nikolay and Irina Davydenko
Before the Davis Cup Finals in 2006, Davydenko married his girlfriend of three years, Irina, in a lavish ceremony.
She is now his constant traveling companion on the ATP tour.
Mardy Fish and Stacey Gardner
In Nov. 2007, Mardy became engaged to Stacey Gardner, a California attorney and a "Briefcase Model" on the US version of Deal or No Deal.
The couple married in September 2008. James Blake served as groomsman.
Lleyton Hewitt and Bec Cartwright
Shortly after losing the final of the 2005 Australian Open, Hewitt proposed to Australian actress Bec Cartwright on January 30. They had been dating for six weeks. They married on July 21, 2005.
Their first child, a daughter named Mia Rebecca Hewitt, was born on Nov. 29, 2005; their second, a son called Cruz Lleyton Hewitt, was born in Sydney on Dec. 11, 2008.
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