Australian tennis star Arina Rodionova and former Australian Football League star Ty Vickery announced their divorce in a video posted on her social media on Wednesday.
Rodionova said the two had been separated for about a year after nine years of marriage. Vickery, who was eating a banana, said they wished “each other the best” and thanked their 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 match between Australia and Mexico at Pat Rafter Arena on April 12, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. (Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
Rodionova then went to shake Vickey’s hand. The AFL player decided to try giving her the banana instead.
“Life happens. We have lots of love for each other, but sometimes it’s just not enough,” she captioned the video, which was posted to Instagram.
The New York Post noted that the divorce came nearly two weeks after Rodionova announced the launch of her OnlyFans account.
“Good news to everyone who asked. My OnlyFans account got verified, so here we go. Let’s do this,” she said in a previous Instagram post.
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A day after the divorce announcement, she wrote in her Instagram Stories that now would be a good time to start with some risque posts from her trip to the Maldives.
“With all these articles around… seems like a good time to start posting all those bikini pics from the Maldives… on my OnlyFans account of course.”
Arina Rodionova, pictured here, hits a forehand against Xinyu Wang during a women’s singles match on day two of the 2024 US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on August 27, 2024. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)
Rodionova played the Australian Open this year, but only reached the qualifying round on the singles side. She did not participate in the doubles side.
As a singles competitor, she has 552 wins. She became the oldest woman to make her WTA top 100 debut at the age of 34 last year. She has one career doubles title and was ranked as high as no. 41 in the competition.
Vickery played for Richmond and Hawthorn from 2009 to 2017. He finished with 160 goals in 125 career games.
