Manchester United Midfielder Marries Tennis Star [PHOTOS]

Tennis star Ana Ivanovic has married Germany and Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger.

 The sport couple exchanged vows, in presence of family and friends at the Venice City Hall on Tuesday. Schweinsteiger’s father, Alfred, and older brother, Tobias, were also in attendance.

Ivanovic, who crashed out of Wimbledon during her first-round encounter with Ekaterina Alexandrova on 27 June, and the Germany captain had travelled to Venice by private jet from Munich with close friends and family. German media reports had suggested wedding guests were not told where the wedding would take place – simply that they should come to the airport on Monday and be ready for a surprise.

The guest list, which was kept secret, is rumoured to include Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness, Germany coach Joachim Low, and Schweinsteiger’s Germany team-mate Thomas Muller, as well as tennis stars like Kerber and Andy Murray. Schweinsteiger’s best man is said to be downhill ski racer Felix Neureuther, who has been friends with the Germany's captain since the two were competitive junior skiers growing up in Bavaria.

Schweinsteiger had endured a frustrating exit from the European Championships less than a week ago in France.

The 31-year-old was penalised for handball to concede the penalty that brought the first of Antoine Griezmann’s two goals as hosts France eliminated the 2014 World Cup winners in Marseille on 7 July.

Schweinsteiger may well have played his last game for his country, with reports he is considering immediate retirement from the international game, but he did not touch on that in an open letter posted on the German Football Association’s Facebook page last week.

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