Sloane Stephens, Jozy Altidore wed on New Year's Day

Posted January 04, 2022 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

Tennis star Sloane Stephens and soccer player Jozy Altidore have gotten married.

Stephens and Altidore posted a wedding photo Tuesday on their Instagram accounts. The wedding took place Saturday at the St. Regis Bal Harbour in Miami Beach, Florida, according to People magazine.

The couple announced their engagement on Twitter in April 2019 with a photo showing her wearing a diamond ring. Her tweet said: 'œForever yes'ť and his said: 'œForever starts now.'ť

Stephens, 28, won the 2017 U.S. Open and was a finalist in the 2018 French Open, a semifinalist at the 2013 Australian Open and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2013.

Altidore, 32, has been with Toronto FC of Major League Soccer since 2015 following stints with the New York Red Bulls (2006-08), Spain's Villarreal (2008-11) and Xerez (2009), England's Hull (2009-10) and Sunderland (2013-15), Turkey's Bursaspor (2011) and the Netherlands' AZ Alkmaar (2011-13).

He has 42 goals in 115 appearances for the U.S. but has not appeared for the national team since the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup final.

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FILE -Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore (17) gestures during an MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Atlanta. Tennis star Sloane Stephens and U.S. national team forward Jozy Altidore have gotten married. Stephens and Altidore posted a wedding photo Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 on their Instagram pages. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) The Associated Press

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