Indian Wells (United States) (AFP) – Aryna Sabalenka’s latest bid for a first Indian Wells title hasn’t started, but the world number one still had reason to celebrate as she announced her engagement on the eve of the tournament. The four-time Grand Slam champion from Belarus said “yes” on Tuesday night as boyfriend Georgios Frangulis got down on one knee to propose before they shared a kiss amid a romantic backdrop of flowers and candles.
Both posted video of the event to their Instagram accounts, with Sabalenka captioning hers “You & me, forever”. Sabalenka, wearing jeans and a simple white T-shirt on the night, mentioned that she would have dressed up for the occasion had she known. However, she appeared to give Brazilian businessman Frangulis a nudge in the matrimonial direction with her comments after winning the title in Brisbane in January.
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“Thank you to my boyfriend,” she said during the trophy presentation. “Hopefully soon I’ll call you (something) else, right? Let’s just put extra pressure, right?”
Sabalenka was beaming in a video posted Wednesday on the WTA Instagram account, flashing her engagement ring as she strolled into the Indian Wells Tennis Garden carrying her new puppy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Ash.
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