- Tennis star Arina Rodionova has announced her divorce from her husband.
- Rodionova, who founded Onlyfans, revealed the news on social media
- Rodionova was recently eliminated in the second qualifying round of the Australian Open
Former Richmond and Hawthorn star Ty Vickery and tennis star Arina Rodionova have announced they are divorcing after nine years.
The couple took to Instagram last week to make the announcement, and Rodionova revealed that they had, in fact, broken up a year ago.
It comes after the tennis star, who had reached the second qualifying round at the Australian Open two weeks ago, recently created an Onlyfans account.
During the Instagram clip, Vickery said the couple got along well, despite their split.
“We're fine,” the former AFL star said. 'We get along well and wish each other the best. Thank you for the support.'
Rodionova then raised her hand as if to shake hands with Vickery, who joked with the tennis star by presenting her with a half-eaten banana, which she awkwardly grabbed before the pair burst out laughing.
Tennis star Arina Rodionova announced her divorce from Ty Vickery after joining Onlyfans
The 35-year-old recently lost in the second round of Australian Open qualifying to Eva Lys.
Vickery, 34, played 119 games for the Tigers between 2009 and 2016, and the tall forward joined the Haws in 2018 before announcing his retirement at the end of that year, claiming he had lost his passion for football.
Rodionova also spoke during the clip to announce that they were breaking up.
'We're getting divorced. We've been separated for about a year. Friends and family know this, but we just wanted to inform the community at large about this situation. Thank you.'
Rodionova captioned the post: 'Life happens. We love each other a lot but sometimes it's not enough.'
Shortly after her exit from the Australian Open, the Russian-born player, who once reached a career-high world ranking of 97 in singles, unveiled her new venture on Onlyfans.
Announcing the launch of his profile, he said: 'My account was confirmed, so here we go. Let's do this.'
Addressing rumors surrounding her divorce, she joked: “This seems like a good time to start posting all those bikini photos from the Maldives… on my OF account, obviously.”
Rodionova and Vickery had been together for nine years but also announced that they had been separated for a year before announcing their divorce.
Rodionova, who describes herself in her OnlyFans bio as a 'tennis player but fun', reached a career-high No. 97 in the singles rankings in February last year.
She had reached the third round of the Brisbane International tournament, notably beating former Wimbledon champion Sofia Kenin, but suffered a defeat at the hands of Mirra Andreeva in the round of 16.
Her best performance came at Wimbledon in 2017, where she beat 16th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to advance to the second round of the tournament. He also reached the second round in the s