Game, set, match to lovebirds

That wasn’t a problem for Agassi as Graf retired the same year they became a couple. The American showman, who called it quits himself at the US Open last year, recalled the early days of a relationship which was to result in his second marriage and yield two children. “The looks were something I responded to most when I didn’t know her — I’m such a caveman!” he told Hello magazine.

Martina Hingis will soon be heading down the aisle with Czech player Radek Stepanek. The 26-year-old soon to be ex ‘Swiss Miss’, has dated players such as Magnus Norman and Julian Alonso in the past.

If there was a romance that the media would love to see played out in the full glare of publicity it is that of poster girl Maria Sharapova and all-American boy Andy Roddick. They were linked as a couple last year but they insist they are not stepping out. “I don’t really want to talk about my personal life,” said the Russian pin-up girl.

“When two tennis players are friends and are known around the world, people are going to talk. That’s exactly what’s happening.” Roddick said: “I keep saying it. We’re not dating.”