Stepanek, Vaidisova to Marry

From Tennis-X:

Hold onto your hats. Just when you though things in tennis couldn’t get any weirder, the Bradenton (Fla.) Herald is reporting that 29-year-old ATP tennis pro Radek Stepanek and 18-year-old Nicole Vaidisova, both of Czech origin, have filed papers in Bradenton to tie the knot.

Stepanek was engaged to Swiss Martina Hingis until the two broke it off last August. A couple months later, Hingis announced she had drug-tested positive for cocaine and was subsequently retiring from tennis.

The two applied for a marriage licence on Dec. 10 according to Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court papers. Vaidisova’s agent at IMG Academies, Olivier Van Lindonk, could not be reached for comment by the newspaper.

Stepanek is known for his signature move “The Worm,” where he writhes around on court after big wins. Vaidisova is known as a young talent who struggles to control her temper, and finished 2007 just outside the Top 10 on the WTA Tour Rankings.