The union of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, nearly eight years ago, created quite a sensation. Their eighth wedding anniversary is approaching in April this year, and the couple has effectively balanced their professional careers with their personal life.
In a similar vein, the worlds of cricket and tennis intertwined once again when England fast bowler Reece Topley entered a relationship with Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina. According to various media reports, the couple was planning to exchange vows in 2018. However, it appears that their relationship has since come to an end.
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Reece Topley, who has represented England in 10 ODIs and 6 T20Is, has faced a series of setbacks in his career due to frequent injuries. Currently on the road to recovery from spinal stress fractures, he is just 23 years old, leaving room for a potential comeback to the international cricket scene.
Meanwhile, Elina Svitolina, a renowned tennis player in Ukraine, achieved the significant milestone of becoming the first woman from her country to break into the top 10 rankings last year.
Svitolina fondly recalled the moment she first encountered Reece Topley while training at the gym during her 2016 visit to England. She humorously mentioned, “I spotted him straight away – it wasn’t difficult; he is two meters tall and very strong. I was very focused on my training, and then I saw him in the restaurant afterward.” She admitted to initially mistaking the cricketer for a professional curling player.
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Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, she attended approximately six of Topley’s matches when he played for Hampshire. Svitolina also noted that her husband receives more recognition in public than she does, attributing it to cricket’s popularity surpassing that of tennis. She happily remarked, “Reece gets recognized in the street more than me. Cricket is more popular here.”