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Former tennis ace Monica Seles to marry 72-year-old billionaire

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Updated 11 June 2014 at 5:38 am

Former tennis ace Monica Seles to marry 72-year-old billionaire

Former tennis ace Monica Seles is set to walk down the aisle after becoming engaged to her boyfriend of five years, businessman Thomas Golisano.

At 72, the sportswoman's husband-to-be is 32 years her senior. He is the former owner of New York ice hockey team the Buffalo Sabres and is currently campaigning to buy American football team the Buffalo Bills, also based in New York.

Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia before gaining US citzenship in 1994.

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