Tennis champion Sloane Stephens and former soccer pro Jozy Altidore have called it quits after four years of marriage.
Stephens confirmed their breakup in an Instagram Story post on Saturday after Page Six first reported the news.
“Jozy and I have decided to end our marriage,” Stephens, 32, wrote. “With peace, I am navigating this transition with mutual respect and kindly ask for privacy during this time.
“Thank you for your love, understanding and continued support,” she concluded the post.
The 2017 US Open champion and the former U.S. men’s national team player first met as middle schoolers growing up in Florida, and later reconnected in 2016.
They both attended Boca Prep International School when Stephens was in fifth grade and Altidore was in seventh, according to Vogue.
Stephens and Altidore reconnected as adults when they ran into each other at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
“I was doing a media scrum in the hallway during a U.S. men’s national team camp,” Altidore said. “Sloane was there training for Fed Cup in Hawaii.
“Sloane turned the corner while having a loud conversation on FaceTime. We locked eyes and started talking during the scrum. We exchanged contacts and went to dinner after my game versus Iceland. The rest was history.”
Altidore proposed to Stephens in 2019 in Los Angeles, surprising her with an art gallery “filled with her family and friends and instead of paintings, the gallery was decorated with massive canvases of photos from our relationship and all the people who have played a role in Sloane’s life up to this point.”
The pair tied the knot in Miami Beach, Fla. on New Year’s Day in 2022.
Altidore has an 11-year-old son from a previous relationship.