Dominika Cibulkova Nearly Ruined Her Wedding Day By Making the Wimbledon Final

Dominika Cibulkova was eliminated in the Wimbledon quarterfinals last Tuesday. This was probably the first time in history the #12-ranked player in the world felt some relief after getting so close to the final weekend at Wimbledon. For some reason, Cibulkova, 27, who previously reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2011, had scheduled her wedding for July 9th, the day of the women’s final.

Cibulkova and Michal Navara were married at St. Martin’s Cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia on Saturday. Can you imagine being a highly-ranked tennis player and picking the day of arguably the biggest day in your sport for your wedding date? College football fans freak out when an acquaintance wants to get married in a month that ends in “ber.”

Of course, had Cibulkova won her quarterfinal match against Elena Vesnina and then somehow upset Serena Williams, the extra £750,000 – £1,750,000 she would have won on Saturday would have more than helped cover the sunk cost of the wedding. Even after the Brexit.