Russian tennis players Alexander Shevchenko and Anastasia Potapova got married. Wedding ceremony of tennis players in St. It took place at the Wedding Palace No. 1 on the British Embankment in St. Petersburg.
“Mr. and Mrs. Shevchenko,” Potapova wrote on social networks.
The tennis players have known each other since they were nine years old. In September, Potapova announced her participation in social networks.
Potapova and Shevchenko will compete in St. Petersburg, which starts today, December 1, and runs until December 3. He will perform at the exhibition tournament “North Palmyra Cups” in St. Petersburg.
Potapova is ranked 28th in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. The best Russian woman is Lyudmila Samsonova, she is ranked 16th. Polish athlete Iga Swiatek took first place, Belarusian Arina Sabalenka took second place, and American Corey Gauff took third place.
In the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) rankings, Shevchenko is ranked 49th. The best Russian is Daniil Medvedev, who is in the top three. Serbian Novak Djokovic continued his leadership, while Spanish Carlos Alcaraz ranked second.
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