Tennis stars rally around Sabalenka at Miami Open after boyfriend's death
Women's tennis star Aryna Sabalenka looks set to play the Miami Open despite the death of her boyfriend, former NHL ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsov.The tennis fraternity has rallied behind Australian Open champion Sabalenka.
"I know the entire situation, what is happening. That for me is a little bit shocking also to go through that because at the end she's my best friend and I don't want her to suffer. It's a very tough situation," she added.Miami-Dade police spokesman Argemis Colome said in an email that on Monday at 12:39 a.m. , police"were dispatched to the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, in reference to a male that jumped from a balcony.
Konstantin Koltsov of Belarus celebrates against Switzerland at the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship preliminary round in Quebec City on 5 May 2008. Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki said the situation was"heartbreaking." "She was walking past today. I was giving her her space. I let her know that if she ever needs anything, I'm here, we're here for her," she said.
"All you can do is really offer support for however she wants to deal with it. You never know how someone is going to take it or how they want to grieve and everyone's so different," she said."We are in mourning," the federation said on its website.
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