Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk married her fiance’ Heorhii on November 1st. Georgiy is a former tennis player and is now a financial trader. The couple got engaged in March 2023.

Since Ukraine is in the middle of a war with Russia, the couple married at the Minthis Resort in Cyprus. Ukrainian social media channels shared beautiful pictures from the wedding.

Marta Kostyuk comes from a sports family – her mother and sister played tennis. Her mom was her first coach and inspired her to play tennis professionally.

To date, her best grand slam result came at the 2021 French Open where she reached the semifinals. At the 2023 Australian Open, she reached the doubles semifinals with partner Elena-Gabriela Ruse.

NHL star Martin Necas was imitating Ben Shelton‘s cell phone celebration on the ice after winning a game in overtime. Officially, Shelton has now transcended the sport of tennis.

First, it was other tennis players who were imitating Shelton’s actions where he gestures his hands as though he is calling somebody. Novak Djokovic was slammed for imitating Shelton’s actions after Djokovic defeated him at the US Open. Many felt that Djokovic’s actions were in poor taste.

Necas plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. Necas and his teammate Svechnikov attended the US Open this year. It’s possible that Necas was inspired by Shelton.

Ben Shelton had an incredible 2023 season. He reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and the semifinals at the US Open. He won his first ATP title at the Japan Open and will finish the year in the Top 20 in world rankings.