- World No 2’s boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov, died this week
- Sabalenka due to play best friend Paula Badosa on Thursday
Paula Badosa said it will be “uncomfortable” facing her best friend, Aryna Sabalenka, at the Miami Open after the death of the world No 2’s boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov. Sabalenka was pictured on social media practising on Tuesday a day after 42-year-old former ice hockey player Koltsov died in Miami in what police described as an “apparent suicide”.
Her first match is due to be on Thursday against Badosa, who defeated Simona Halep on the Romanian’s return from a doping ban.
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