Andy’s Getting Hitched
There’s big celebrity news to report (you know it’s big when the holy Hollywood gossip trinity of People, US and the New York Post’s “Page Six” are reporting it): Andy Roddick and his Sports Illustrated swimsuit model fiancé Brooklyn Decker are getting married this weekend in Austin, Texas, Roddick’s home base. Like the Roger Federer-Mirka Vavrinec nuptials of last week, the wedding is going to be a small affair, just family and friends and probably some members of the paparazzi. Popular sports blog Deadspin.com got a tip that the event will be held at the posh Westwood Country Club and that Elton John will be in attendance. After the ceremony, the bride and groom will hold a press conference, leave the reporters in stitches, and then get post-event massages by ATP trainers.
Martina’s Getting Pinched
Apparently Martina Navratilova’s love life is a little less blissful than Roddick’s these days. According to Page Six, Navratilova’s ex-partner, Toni Layton, wants compensation for the years of support she gave the tennis champion. The couple broke up a year ago, and now Layton says she’s not afraid to reveal more than Navratilova’s secrets to staying fit. “There are a lot of skeletons in Martina's closet. It is more like a storage facility full of them, and I know them all,” Layton said. (Insert dramatic scene-ending soap opera music here.)
In Other News
Yesterday, the Soweto Open kicked off at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Complex. The tournament, conceived by the late Ashe, is the first major tennis event in Soweto, a township of Johannesburg, South Africa. …Andy Murray’s former high school won Tennis Scotland’s School of the Year title. A little help came from Andy’s mum, Judy, who gave lessons to the kids. …Tommy Robredo is not only a good player with good looks; he’s also a good guy. In June, Robredo will be holding a tournament in Olot, Spain, for wheelchair players. The Memorial Santi Silvas will honor a friend of Robredo’s who passed away last year. For more information, check out Robredo’s website, tommy-robredo.com.