Aryna Sabalenkaworld no. 2, “meant to play” at WTA 1,000 on the Miami hard court (Florida) despite the death of his girlfriend, as announced by the organization of the American tournament.
Former Belarusian professional ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsovpartner of the current champion of Australian Opendied “apparently by suicide,” according to sources from Miami-Dade Police Departmentsaying they got a call from a hotel the night before because “a guy jumped off a balcony.”
Sabalenka, 25, practiced Tuesday afternoon at the Miami Masters 1,000 facility. The organizers communicated that the tennis player did not request to withdraw from the tournament and that he “intends to play.”
Exempted in the first round like all the seeds, Sabalenka must face Spanish Paula Badosa on Thursday, winner of the former world number 1 Simona Halep (1-6, 6-4, 6-3), who reappeared after seeing his suspension cut short for a positive anti-doping test in US Open 2022.
Source: La Verdad
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