A match that would have been a party for them and the fans turned into a headache for everyone, especially for the Belarusian. Aryna Sabalenkawho sent a message asking for respect for his grief after the death of his until recently partner, the former ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsovlast Tuesday in Miami.
The local police immediately handled the thesis of suicide, due to the nature of the emergency call, the athlete, 26 years old and world No. 2, launched a public message: “Konstantin’s death is an unimaginable tragedy, and although we are no longer together. , my heart breaks. Please respect my privacy and his family during this difficult time.
The organization of the WTA 1000 Premier in Miami delayed his meeting with his soulmate Paula Badosa for twenty-four hours, scheduled for today, Friday at 4:00 pm Spanish time peninsular The match is not scheduled in the center court, but in the second stadium, where the third shift is noted not before 7:00 pm A precautionary measure in case Sabalenka-Badosa is not contested or something else happens another anomaly.
If a date between the need for results and confidence Paula Badosa26 years old and number 80, including the double Australian champion Aryna Sabalenka already attract attention, special events attract more general attention. Another manifestation of human weakness, the inclination to curiosity, is sometimes not exempt from morbidity.
Badosa and Sabalenka have measured forces, without any conditioning like the current one, on four occasions, with shared victories. The first two, from Girona, on hard courts: Cincinnati (5-7, 6-2 and 7-6) and WTA Finals 2021 (6-4 and 6-0). The latest pair, on the Stuttgart clay court in 2022 (7-6 and 6-4) and 2023 (4-6, 6-4 and 6-4)
Although the order of play is star-studded this Friday at the Miami Open, as the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 begins, the lower part of the draw, where the champion, the Russian, will go head-to-head. Daniel Medvedev and the finalist, Jannik Sinner.
Both, beaten days ago by Carlos Alcaraz, who is seeking a ‘Sunshine Double’ as the Indian Wells revalidated champion. In 2023, there was no double because he stayed in the semis of Miami, where he won in 2022.
The Murcian, who tops the table as the first seed because he is not the number 1 Novak Djokovicwill be in action on Saturday, along with the Roberto Carballés-Aleksandar Vukic winner.
Source: La Verdad
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