MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday addressed the loss of life of her former companion Konstantin Koltsov with a press release posted to her Instagram story and launched by her agent.
“Konstantin’s loss of life is an unthinkable tragedy, and whereas we have been not collectively, my coronary heart is damaged,” Sabalenka wrote. “Please respect my privateness and his household’s privateness throughout this tough time.”
Koltsov, a retired skilled hockey participant who represented Belarus on the 2002 and 2010 Olympic Video games and was a former member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, died Monday in Miami in what police dominated an obvious suicide.
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Sabalenka and Koltsov started courting in 2021 and had not publicly revealed that they had damaged up. Koltsov, 42, had three youngsters from a earlier relationship.
Sabalenka, the world No. 2 and two-time reigning Australian Open champion, remained within the Miami Open draw following the information of Koltsov’s loss of life and practiced on the event Tuesday, carrying all black. It was reported she wouldn’t be withdrawing from the occasion however wouldn’t be talking to the media in the course of the event. She is slated to open play towards shut good friend Paula Badosa on Friday within the second spherical after receiving a first-round bye.
“She’s one among my finest buddies,” Badosa mentioned Tuesday of Sabalenka. “After all, I do know what she’s going by. Truthfully, for me it hasn’t been straightforward, too. I actually do not know what to say, actually. She’s a robust girl. I feel she is going to get the facility from someplace.”
