In 2024, she endured the devastating loss of her former boyfriend, NHL player Konstantin Koltsov. During that painful period, she later shared that Frangulis became a key source of comfort and support.

Defending her title was always the goal for Aryna Sabalenka in Brisbane, and she made it look routine against Marta Kostyuk. The Belarusian wrapped up a 6-4, 6-3 win in 1 hour and 17 minutes, but the story didn’t end there.

Aryna Sabalenka sounded completely unbothered with Marta Kostyuk refusing to shake hands after the Brisbane final, stating that "I do not care about that." On Sunday, the top-seeded Belarusian repeated as champion in Brisbane after beating the Ukrainian tennis star 6-4 6-3 in the final.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka enters the Australian Open in her familiar role as the hot favourite but unlike in the past two years the powerful Belarusian arrives without a title to defend or the momentum of a winning run in Melbourne.

The chill between world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Marta Kostyuk sharpened after Sunday night’s Brisbane International final, where the Belarusian sealed a 6-4, 6-3 victory on Pat Rafter Arena.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has defeated Karolina Muchová 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the Brisbane International final.

On Sunday, Kostyuk will meet Sabalenka for the first time since the infamous interview. And ahead of the Brisbane final, the Ukrainian was asked about the testosterone comments controversy. The 23-year-old described the entire situation as "sad" and also added that it was "the first time I was misquoted."

After sweeping through the field without dropping a single set, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka used her successful title defense to showcase a touch game and defensive variety that left her opponents with no answers.

Aryna Sabalenka has held off Madison Keys in straight sets at the Brisbane International, flipping the outcome of last year's Australian Open final.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka passed her first big test of the season—an Australian Open final rematch against No. 5 seed Madison Keys—to book her spot in the Brisbane International semifinals.

This rematch between the Australian Open finalists was lopsided, and Aryna Sabalenka flipped the outcome with a straight-sets win over Madison Keys.

Aryna Sabalenka, the current world number one, has revealed how much weight she puts on when the season is over. I know how my mind works. I know that afterwards I will exercise a lot and lose it quickly, but it is essential not to exercise during those ...