Todd Woodbridge has shared a warning after suffering a heart attack aged 51. The 16-time doubles Grand Slam champion said it a “wake-up call”
Todd Woodbridge : Second wife | Brother | Covid
Woodbridge revealed that he suffered a heart attack just seven days ago after returning home from covering the US Open and Laver Cup.
It comes just months after fellow retired Australian athlete Shane Warne was found passed away after suffering a heart attack aged 52.
And the former Wimbledon semi-finalist has admitted the episode has been a “wake-up call” as he urged other middle-aged people to get health checks. “It was last Thursday, I tried to keep my routine having travelled to the US Open and London and I was just exercising and had chest pains and every symptom when you look up Google – full sweats and I felt awful,” he told the Herald.
Todd Woodbridge second wife
Tennis competitor Todd Woodbridge second wife is joyfully hitched to his better half, Natasha Provis. The woman has a renowned kin named Nicole, a resigned proficient tennis competitor with a profession high positioning of No.28 in singles.
The couple secured the bunch in a private function in 1995 on an ocean side in Melbourne. From that point forward, they have turned into the guardians of two cute youngsters, Zara and Beau.
The family shared an affectionate bond as they frequently take representations doing the Christmas season. Woodbridge appears to be really pleased with his family as he never botches an opportunity to show them off the world.
Natasha Woodbridge is the little sister of Nicole Bradtke, where her brother is a retired professional tennis player from Australia.
According to a different source, her brother was the man who introduced Natasha to Todd when Todd was training under the same trainer as Nicole.
Their friendship started to boom into the new romantic journey, where they fell in love and dated one another for a couple of years before getting married. In particular, he used to use her time in public services as she was a charity leader in those days.
Brother
The Australian tennis community has been left reeling after the sad news that former Aussie tennis star Todd Reid has died. He was 34.
A spokesperson from Tennis Australia confirmed a report that appeared in the Herald Sun that Reid died on Tuesday.
The former tennis prodigy from New South Wales won the Wimbledon boy’s singles title back in 2002 when he was still in high school and was tipped to be the next big thing on the Aussie tennis circuit.
At the current time, the cause of Reid’s death is unknown, however it is believed there are no suspicious circumstances being investigated.
The one-time tennis star burst his way onto the professional tennis circuit in the early 2000s, with Reid rapidly achieving the no. 3 ranked player position in Australia behind Mark Philippoussis and Lleyton Hewitt.
In 2004, Reid was ranked 105 in the ATP Tour, a career-high.
But his pro tennis career was over just one year later, after Reid decided to quit the circuit in 2005, following a series of injuries and battling glandular fever.
Covid
Australian tennis legend Todd Woodbridge says it’s likely world No.1 Novak Djokovic will have no choice but to get vaccinated if he’s to continue his Australian Open dominance.
The Australian Open isn’t scheduled to start until January 17, but according to The Age, it’s expected a vaccine mandate will be put in place for tennis stars to play in Melbourne this summer.
Djokovic, who has had his own battles with coronavirus, has remained tight-lipped on his vaccination status, but in recent times has refused to be a spokesperson for getting the vaccine.
“I feel like that should be always a personal decision, whether you want to get vaccinated or not. So I’m supportive of that,” Djokovic said last year. “So whether someone wants to get a vaccine or not, that’s completely up to them. I hope that it stays that way.”
Woodbridge says he can’t see a scenario where Djokovic can compete in Australia next year unless he’s vaccinated.