Maria Sharapova and her fiance Sasha Vujacic attend the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Lady Steel and Ceramic Pavee watch launch on November 1, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Source: Burak Kara/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe) more pics »
Maria Sharapova is engaged to (Burak Kara/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe)
Talk about a power couple: Maria Sharapova is engaged to Serbian basketball star and former Lakers player Sasha Vujacic. The tennis star had a strong debut at the London Olympics Sunday, and you can bet her man was cheering her on from afar while she dominated at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon.
Despite the pouring rain, and her fiance being unable attend due to his basketball schedule, Sharapova got an impressive win over Shahar Peer of Israel. “You hear a little bit of it, but it’s not a big distraction,” Sharapova saidof the inclement weather. “When you see the schedule and you see your name on Centre Court, you know that your match is going to get done. Knowing what the weather forecast was going to be like today, I was pretty happy.”
Sharapova and Vujacic first started dating in November 2009 and confirmed their engagement in late 2011. They are expected to tie the knot in November in Istanbul.
The tennis star and Olympic hopeful said in a past interview about what it’s like to date a fellow athlete: “It’s a different sport because it’s a team sport,” Sharapova said. “But at the end of the day, you know, we’re still athletes. We still have to put that amount of work in. There is that level of understanding of what it takes. You know, it’s interesting ’cause his games are always in the evenings. Who knows? Like that preparation of having a warmup in the morning, coming back for lunch, then taking a nap, I think anyone else would be, You’re going to take a nap in the afternoon? It’s really nice in the beginning. It’s like, Oh, that’s the way things work. I don’t even need to explain it.”
via Maria Sharapova Dating Fiance Sasha Vujacic (Pictures) – Maria Sharapova – Zimbio.
Leave a Reply