Arina Sabalenko is going through difficult times after the death of her boyfriend at the age of just 42, but she has decided not to end her career at WTA Miami. Moreover, the world number two managed to win a match against Paula Badosa (who eliminated Simona Halep in the first round) in the second round.

Sabalenka is not going through the best period of her life, but the loss of her boyfriend did not tear her away from tennis.

Reigning Australian Open champion Arina needed just one break to win the first set 6-4.

Things didn’t get any better for Badosa (who defeated Simona Halep after returning to tennis after a year and seven months) in the second set as well, with the Iberian breaking serve twice.

Paula could not create problems after the rematch, and the defeat came naturally, the score was 4-6, 3-6. The match lasted one hour and 24 minutes.

The result of the match between Aryna Sabalenko and Paula Badosa

What to know about the death of Aryna Sabalenko’s lover

Konstantin Koltsov died at the age of 42. Belarusian media said that the death of the former hockey player could have been caused by a stroke, the Miami police claimed that it was a suicide, and his ex-wife said that “most likely, he was very drunk and the death would have occurred as a result of a traffic accident.” .

Kostyantyn Koltsov and Yulia Mykhaylova are raising three joint children aged 18, 16 and 5. They divorced in 2020.

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

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