Who is Konstantin Koltsov, Aryna Sabalenka's boyfriend?
ARYNA SABALENKA has WON the 2024 Australian Open and she did it with her boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov watching.
The tennis star put in a dominant performance against Qinweng Zheng to beat her 6-3 6-2 – and it means Sabalenka has now won back-to-back Australian Open crowns.
Who is Aryna Sabalenka?
Aryna Sabalenka is a professional tennis player from Belarus.
She was born on May 5, 1998 in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
Aryana started training at the National Tennis Academy in Minsk when it opened in 2014.
According to the Women's Tennis Association, she is ranked No. 2 in the world in singles and No. 1 in the world in doubles.
She returned to Wimbledon in 2023 after being excluded from the 2022 tournament.
Players like Aryana and Russian world number 5 Daniil Medvedev were allowed to play under a neutral flag at the 2023 championships.
Before Sabalenka was linked to her current partner Koltsov, she was engaged to someone else.
She did not publicly reveal who she was engaged to, keeping her fiancé's identity private.
Who is Aryna Sabalenka's boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov?
Koltsov is a former ice hockey player from Minsk, Belarus – the same city where Sabalenka was born.
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He played professional ice hockey for 18 years, competing in the IIHF World Championships and the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2010.
He played briefly in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and competed in the Kontinental Hockey League from 2008 to 2016.
Koltsov appears to have three children from a previous relationship.
His Instagram is private, but he regularly appears in photos on Sabalenka's account.
Sabalenka occasionally shares photos of herself spending time with Koltsov's sons on social media.
When did the couple first meet?
It is not known exactly when Aryana and Konstantin first met, but they made their relationship official in June 2021.
Aryana confirmed their romance by sharing a photo online of Koltsov kissing her on the cheek as she smiled at the camera.
She wrote in the caption, “It's good if there's someone who can understand my madness, but you won't be bored with me, right @koltsov2021?”
Since then, Sabalenka has given her followers regular updates about her and Koltsov's life together, including photos from their travels.
In May 2022, the couple traveled through Rome, Italy, and they also visited Florida together.
Ahead of Wimbledon 2023, the couple enjoyed a relaxing holiday in Mallorca, Spain.