Everyone expected Arina Sabalenka to withdraw from the “WTA 1000” tournament in Miami after the death of her boyfriend, but a major tennis publication reports that the second racket of the world made an unexpected decision.

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Aryna Sabalenko will play at the WTA in Miami, but will not hold press conferences – Tennis Channel

So, Tennis Channel journalists said that Sabalenko will participate in the competition in Florida, but would ask the organizers to release her from communication with the press.

Bastien Fachan, one of the most famous journalists in the world of tennis, tried to explain the decision of the Belarusian player.

“Everyone has their own way of dealing with pain and suffering. For some, like Aryna Sabalenko, it’s what they love the most.

In Monte Carlo 2012, Djokovic learned of his grandfather Vlado’s death on the morning of his match; continued to play and won in his memory” – Bastien Fachan.

  • We remind you that Aina Sabalenko should play in the second round of WTA Miami with the winner of the match between Simona Halep and Paula Badosa (the match will take place on Tuesday, around 22:00 Romanian time – LiveBLOG on HotNews.ro).

Kostyantyn Koltsov, the lover of Aryna Sabalenko, died at the age of 42. Belarusian media reported that the former hockey player died of a stroke, but Miami police say it was suicide.

The athlete’s father (also a former hockey player) died at the age of 43 at the end of 2019.

Koltsov played for the Belarus national team in the 2002 and 2010 Olympic Games and played part-time for three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League from 2002 to 2006.

“It is with deep sadness that we inform you that the coach of the team “Salavat Yulaev” Kostiantyn Koltsov has died,” the club from the Russian city of Ufa said in a statement.

Kostyantyn Koltsov should have turned 43 years old, on April 17 to be exact.

Koltsov was married to Yulia, they divorced in 2020. Together they have three sons: Daniel, Oleksandr and Stefan.

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