Sabalenka: 'Heart is broken' by ex-partner's death
D'Arcy Maine, ESPN.com
Mar 20, 2024, 06:58 PM ET
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday addressed the death of her former partner Konstantin Koltsov with a statement posted to her Instagram story and released by her agent.
"Konstantin's death is an unthinkable tragedy, and while we were no longer together, my heart is broken," Sabalenka wrote. "Please respect my privacy and his family's privacy during this difficult time."
Koltsov, a retired professional hockey player who represented Belarus at the 2002 and 2010 Olympic Games and was a former member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, died Monday in Miami in what police ruled an apparent suicid...