A wedding is a happy event for many individuals. It is the next step in a relationship for many, and they celebrate it as extravagantly as possible. Shelby Rogers, former number 30, recently wed her partner. She shared pictures of her and her husband clad in their wedding outfits, which evoked well wishes from the tennis fraternity, including the former coach of Serena Williams and Jessica Pegula.
Rogers is not the only one who got married recently. Anastasia Potapova also shared the news of her wedding with a star of ATP, and the world and the two were congratulated by just as many stars.
Serena Williams’ former coach, Jessica Pegula, and more congratulate American player
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Like any other player, Rogers has to center her life around the tennis season. With the season calming down in December, she decided to wed in the last month of the year. The 31-year-old American star recently shared the news of her nuptials on her Instagram page, which saw cheers from many in the tennis world. On the wedding post, Rogers shared the caption, “Mr. and Mrs. 🤍 Thank you to everyone that helped make our day so special. We are overcome with gratitude, love, joy, and excitement. The Lord is so good!“.
Her post exuberated happiness, which drew in others from the tennis fraternity. The former coach of Serena Williams, Rennae Stubbs, was one of the first to congratulate them and said, “Congrats Shelbs“. Jessica Pegula followed her with a similar message and wrote, “Congrats Shelby !!“. Along with her, Bethanie Mattek-Sands wrote, “Beautiful!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️“.
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Alycia Parks also wished them, “Congrats!!!😍🔥” and the Canadian tennis beauty Eugenie Bouchard was also quite happy for the couple “Congratsssss❤️“.
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Rogers will follow her wedding ceremony with a lavish honeymoon and will enjoy her time with her new hubby. Along with her, a young tennis couple from Russia also announced their wedding.
Young Russian couple share the news of the wedding
Potapova and Alexander Shevchenko, Russian tennis champions, turned their relationship on the tennis court into a lifelong bond off-court. The stars took the next step in their love by sharing vows in front of a small group of close friends and family. Their love story begins in December 2022. It was marked by shared successes and occasional failures, as is typical of any tale of a couple.
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The modest ceremony in St Petersburg, Russia, became the center court of their love. They revealed their wedding plans in September, and on December 1, the couple moved from a game of love to a lifelong partnership. As they announced their union, they added to the weddings taking place in tennis, and the two were congratulated by many. As December continues, we are bound to see many tie the knot.
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