Aryna Sabalenka hopes for her third Grand Slam singles title and her second of the year in the US Open 2024where they Jessica Pegula of the United States in the final.

The Belarusian star has developed into one of the most consistent Grand Slam players in women’s tennis in recent years. win two consecutive Australian Opens (2023, 2024) and reaches the final of the US Open last yearas well as the Semifinals of Roland-Garros and Wimbledon (twice) since 2021.

But Sabalenka’s success on the pitch is unfortunately in the middle Tragedy of it.

Death of her father and ex-boyfriend shocks Sabalenka

The 26-year-old Father Sergeia former ice hockey player, died of meningitis at the age of 43 in 2019. And in March of this year Ex-boyfriend Konstantin Koltsovanother former hockey star who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Committed suicide in Miami, where he had watched Sabalenka at the Miami Open 2024. After Koltsov’s death, it was announced that the couple, who first met in 2021, already separated.

There is more positive news: Sabalenka has found new love with Georgios Franguliswith which they first publicly shown in April 2024. Since then he has been a regular presence in their box on the sidelines at tournaments around the globe.

Who is Georgios Frangulis, Sabalenka’s boyfriend?

Born and raised in Brazil, Frangulis’ family comes from Thessaloniki in Greecealthough he has lived in the USA since 2014first in Miami, then in Venice Beach.

Frangulis studied law but he did not pass the Brazilian Bar Association exam and has been in Motor Sports, takes part in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge races.

However, His greatest success was the founding Oakberrya superfood brand specializing in açaí productsin 2016. The company collected 63 million dollars capital in 2023 and now has more than 700 stores in over 40 countries around the world.

Oakberry became one of Sabalenka’s sponsors in January this year and The tennis star is one of the brand’s ambassadorsshortly before she won her second Australian Open.

Frangulis, the previously marriedWas diagnosed with thyroid cancer in August 2016 and underwent surgery to remove a lump two months later. This was also just a matter of weeks before he opened his first Oakberry store in São Paulo.

Speaking to People last month, Sabalenka said of Franguils: “There was a really hard time in which I was really glad to have him by my sidealways cheers me upalways We make sure we do some fun things“.

Franguils will be at Sabalenka’s side again when she tries her first US Open title12 months after she suffered disappointment in the final against home favorite Coco Gauff, losing in three sets.