Dressed in black and unchanging: what was Aryna Sabalenka’s debut at the Miami Masters 1000 after the tragic death of her ex-boyfriend

Aryna Sabalenka AND Paola Badosa They face each other in the most exciting match of the second round WTA 1000 Miami: on the one hand the world number two, current two-time Australian Open champion and former number one; on the other, a player who also reached the second step of the world ranking. However, The focus is away from tennis.

This is not the umpteenth match for the Belarusian, who a few days ago suffered the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov. And it’s not even true for the Spaniard, a friend of her rival this afternoon. Both play in black, as a sign of mourning for the “apparent suicide” being investigated by the Homicide Bureau of the Miami-Dade Police Department.

“My heart is broken”Sabalenka wrote in an Instagram post, asking that her privacy and that of Koltsov’s family be respected. Badosa, meanwhile, is saddened by what her husband is experiencing. “best friend” and commented that he had been able to speak with her in the last few hours. Upon entering the court, the Spanish woman introduced herself with glassy eyes.