Love links two top jocks

It seems that love is in the air in the upper echelons of professional sports. Caroline Wozniacki, the world’s top-ranked tennis player, is reportedly romantically involved with Irish golfer Rory McIlroy, this year’s U.S. Open champion.

McIlroy, 22, recently broke up with his long-time girlfriend and, according to various media reports, has been spending time with Wozniacki, 21, a rising start from Denmark.

According to one blog, the couple was spotted dining together at a London restaurant, and they have been sending Tweets to each other.

If the rumours are true, their union will be the latest in a long list of celebrity jock pairings. Here are some others:

Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf

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Two of the best players in the history of tennis, American Andre Agassi and German Steffi Graf won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the 1999 French Open. They got cozy at the winners ball and married two years later. Combined, they won an astounding 30 Grand Slam titles during their careers. Also combined, they produced two children.

Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm

American baseball player Nomar Garciaparra was an all-star six times, playing 14 seasons and finishing with a career batting average of .313. In 2003, he married compatriot Mia Hamm, who was the world’s top female soccer player for more than a decade. The couple now has twin daughters.

Obadele Thompson and Marion Jones

American sprinter Marion Jones became an international celebrity after winning five medals at the 2000 Sydney Games. She fell from grace in subsequent years, however, when he admitted to taking steroids and lying about it to investigators. She gave up her Olympic medals and served time in prison for perjury and her involvement in a fraudulent cheque scheme. In 2007, she married Obadele Thompson, a sprinter from Barbadoes who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Games. The couple has two children.

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