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Amid Reports of Aryna Sabalenka’s Boyfriend’s Death, Sloane Stephens’ Heart-Breaking Note Leaves Fans Shattered

Published 03/18/2024, 9:55 PM EDT

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Aryna Sabalenka is likely in one of the hardest stages of her life. As per several reports, the Belarusian beauty has just lost her boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov. However, no official confirmation is available about his death. As the news of his death is floating around the internet, Sloane Stephens shared a few words for Sabalenka. 

Stephens’ reaction to the news could point to evidence on the matter. On her ‘X’ page, she wrote, “That moment when you can actually feel the pain in your chest from hearing something or seeing something that breaks your heart. 💔,” likely pointing to the fact that Sabalenka lost a close one. However, she did not directly name the tennis player or her boyfriend.

The news of Koltsov’s passing was initially reported by Belarusian Hockey sources. As of now, not many details are available. In fact, the reason for his alleged passing is still kept under wraps, and the world is not sure if the information itself is true. Koltsov’s close friends have not spoken out to confirm it. Sabalenka too has not addressed it.

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Only time will reveal. As Stephens hinted about the situation, several tennis fans also shared their thoughts and prayers for the two-time grand slam champion.

Tennis fans react to the sad circumstances! 

Tennis fans around the world have been scouring to find one source of information that could absolutely confirm the status of Saba’s boyfriend. One fan mentioned, Oof this seems to confirm the news we’ve been seeing on tt.”

Another fan said that Stephen’s reaction confirmed it and that they feel sad for Saba as she lost another important person after her father. So it’s true then. Gotta feel sorry for Aryna. Girl can’t catch a break,” they wrote. Further, many X users empathized with Sabalenka.

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A fan stepped forward to point out that Saba will need the love and support of the tennis fraternity. The couple were first linked in June 2021 after they went Instagram official. On June 19, Sabalenka shared a picture of Koltsov kissing her on the cheek as she smiled. “It’s good when there is someone who is able to understand my madness,” the caption read.

The couple loved traveling together. They traveled to Rome and Italy in 2022 and they shared several pictures with their fans.

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As per the information available, Koltsov has three children from a previous relationship: sons Daniel, Alexander, and Stefan.

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While it is still unconfirmed by sources close to Koltsov, the news is a heavy ordeal for the Belarusian tennis star. We will likely hear their side soon.

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Ripunjay Gaba, a tennis enthusiast-turned-journalist at EssentiallySports, found his way from freelance sports journalism to the publishing house in ES. Here, his writing canvas encompasses the game specifics while finding poetic resonance in covering major sporting events. Ripunjay, a perpetual upgrader, uses avid reading to bring varied flavor to his Tennis reporting.
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