- Shelby Rogers’ boyfriend is Ice Hockey player, John Slavs who she has been with ever since their blind date in 2019
- The couple is tight-lipped with details of their relationship as neither of them has hinted at a break-up nor have they posted about getting married
- John Slavs’ career as a hockey player seemed to have taken a pause after he graduated from the Indiana Institute of Technology, however, an Instagram post from 2021 shows that he is still in form.
John Slavs has been the boyfriend of the tennis player, Shelby Rogers since their blind date went well in 2019. The couple, both have backgrounds in sports as the young man was a hockey player with the Indiana Tech Warriors.
Shelby Rogers’ boyfriend has proven to be very supportive by attending a couple of her games over the years. Outside sports and their careers, John Slavs and Shelby Rogers enjoy quality time engaging in outdoor activities together.
John Slavs met his Girlfriend on a Blind Date
John and Shelby’s relationship happened by chance sometime in 2019. Its foundation can be traced to when they both went on a blind date which eventually turned out for good. Some sources state that the date was inspired by mutual friends they both had.
The couple has since then remained almost inseparable despite keeping the details of their relationship away from the watchful eyes of the media, fans, and followers alike.
From John’s Instagram posts, you’d see details of how close he is with his tennis-playing girlfriend. His first post of her on the social media account dates to January 1, 2020.
Given that the relationship started before 2020, it is safe to say that they celebrated their 3 years together back in 2022 and would be gunning for their 4th year as a couple in 2023.
There has been no break-up news yet and the couple’s discretion does not confirm or deny if they have gotten married or have plans to. Nonetheless, from Slavs’ October 31, 2022 celebration of Shelby’s birthday, it looks like they are still very much together.
John Slavs was Born in Michigan
John Slavs was born John Slavik on March 9, 1993, in South Lyon, Michigan, United States of America. He is close to his parents, his mother, especially, whom he celebrated on Mother’s day by posting pictures of them. He also had pictures of her when he signed with the Indiana Tech Warriors and another with his teammates in their locker room.
While at the Indiana Institute of Technology, he majored in Business Management and Administration. Slavik graduated from the institute in 2018 and decided to reside in Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America.
He and Shelby Rogers have Backgrounds in Playing Ice Hockey
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John is a professional Ice Hockey player whose love for the sport started way back when he was very young. His girlfriend initially also had an interest in Ice Hockey and she still considers it a sport she would have ventured into if she didn’t choose tennis.
Shelby’s interest in tennis was encouraged by her sister, Sabre Rogers’ career in the sport.
32-year-old John, on the other hand, took his interest in Ice Hockey seriously and played as a Goalie for his Hockey teams. He was part of the Detroit Fighting Irish – USPHL before moving to the Indiana Tech Warriors team.
The 6 feet tall hockey player played with the Indiana Tech Warriors from his junior year (2014) in the college until his senior year in 2018. He played for 4 seasons and appeared in about 44 games throughout those seasons.
As a junior, he was instrumental in a lot of his team’s wins including one against the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2017. According to the Indiana Tech Warriors coach, John Slavs’ exceptional play in the net gave them a great chance to win.
John Slavik retired from college football after he graduated from the Institute. There wasn’t any more information about him and his professional pursuits afterward. However, he made an Instagram post in June 2021 that showed him playing the sport and in good form.
His Girlfriend has a Net Worth of $6 Million
John Slavik’s girlfriend, Shelby Rogers, is an American professional tennis player whose professional career started in 2009 at the age of 17. At that age, she won the girls’ national championship but so far, her best wins have been in the 2016 French Open and 2020 US Open.
She has won prize money of over $5 million and has a net worth of $6 million from her career as of 2023.
In August 2022, John Slavs girlfriend reached her career-high WTA rankings of No. 30 in the singles category. For doubles, she reached No. 40 in February 2022. She has won 6 singles and 2 double titles, as of 2023.
In 2018, a knee injury almost threatened her career but she underwent knee surgery and returned to play a year later. It was in the same 2019 that her relationship with the Michigan hockey player started.
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