The former ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsovthe tennis player’s boyfriend Aryna Sabalenkanumber 2 in the WTA ranking, he died at 42 years oldthe Belarusian federation of the sport indicated on Tuesday.
Koltsov “he died suddenly”, the ice hockey federation wrote in a short statement in which it did not specify the cause or place of death. However, the hockey club Salavat Yulaev He claimed it was a thrombosis.
Throughout his career, the Belarusian athlete played in the powerful National Hockey League (NHL) in the United States with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
She was a partner of Sabalenka, a two-time Australian Open winner. The 25-year-old player has not made any statement so far. This week he was supposed to compete in the Miami Masters 1000.
Aryna Sabalenka and Konstantin Koltsov showed themselves on their social networks. Photo: InstagramThis is another blow for the charismatic tennis player.. In November 2019, Sergey, his father and former ice hockey player, died at the age of 43.
“It was unexpected because I was young, I was 43. I didn’t want to tell it but I think people should know,” the Minsk-born explained about those days of anguish.
Resilient, Sabalenka used all that pain to focus on her career and try to keep the promise she made to her father. Which was? The goal they had set with her father was to reach number one and win a couple of Grand Slam tournaments by the age of 25. And he succeeded: nine of his fourteen titles, two Slams in Australia and the number one last season served as a tribute to Sergey’s memory.
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