After crashing out of the Australian Open, one tennis player has decided to make a sizeable life adjustment.
Arina Rodionova announced in a bizarre video that she is getting divorced to her husband, shortly after setting up an OnlyFans page.
The 35-year-old was on the tennis court less than two weeks ago as she was knocked out in the second round of qualifiers in Melbourne.
The Australian, who is ranked 184th in the world and has had a career high of 97, has racked in the money on the tennis circuit but now wants to earn money a different way.
With just over $2.3million made alone from prize money, Rodionova took to social media to confirm her divorce in a strange video before announcing she will be joining OnlyFans.
“We’re getting divorced,” she said in front of her husband who is ex-Aussie rules player Ty Vickery.
“We’ve been separated for about a year. Friends and family know but we just wanted to let the wider community know about this situation. Thank you.
“We’re good. We’re good with each other and we wish each other the best. Thanks for the support.”
The video then took a weird turn as the pair burst into laughter after Rodionova offered her ex-husband a handshake only for him to put a half-eaten banana in her hand instead.
Rodionova and Vickery married in December 2015 just hours after a semi-final win in the Australian Open wildcard qualifier tournament.
Rodionova’s post was captioned: “Life happens. We have lots of love for each other but sometimes it’s just not enough.”
Less than two weeks ago, the tennis star joined OnlyFans: a subscription-based social media platform known for its sexually explicit content but also used by other content creators.
When joining the adult site, she said: “My account was confirmed so here we go. Let’s do this.”
And addressing the reaction to her divorce, the 35-year-old latter added: “This seems like a good time to start posting all those bikini photos from the Maldives… on my OF account obviously.”
Her husband spoke out on her decision by reassuring everyone that they are in a good place.
‘We’re good,’ the former AFL star said. ‘We’re good with each other and we wish each other the best. Thanks for the support.’
Rodionova has enjoyed a relatively decent career winning a doubles in 2020 as well as reaching five finals between 2010-2019.
The former World No.97 has also won a singles WTA title and 16 singles title on the ITF women’s circuit.
In 2007, she won the Australian Open girls’ doubles title, partnering Evgeniya Rodina.
The Russian-born star although has never made it beyond a second round of Grand Slam, with her best result coming in 2017 at Wimbledon.
With $35,000 already in the bank from two tournaments this year, Rodionova will be looking to earn even more from her new career.
