(Miami) The world number two tennis player, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, was eliminated by Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina (6-4, 1-6, 6-1) on Saturday during the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami.
Sabalenka lost to number 36e world player during her second match since the death of her ex-companion Konstantin Koltsov on Monday, “probably by suicide” according to the police.
In black outfit, the 25-year-old Belarusian threw her racket to the ground several times in anger after her defeat, which occurred in two hours.
On Friday, Sabalenka beat her Spanish friend Paula Badosa in her first match after the death of Kolstov, a former Belarusian ice hockey player.