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.

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.

Marta Kostyuk did not engage with Aryna Sabalenka in any way after their finals at the Brisbane International. The two contended against each other for an hour and 18 minutes in the hard court final.

Aryna Sabalenka indicated she intends to play a slightly lighter schedule in 2026 due to the physical grind of an "insane" WTA season.

For all those concerns, though, the world’s top-ranked woman is happy to have as much competition as possible before the season-opening Grand Slam in Australia.

Preview the the 2026 Brisbane International presented by Evie match between Aryna Sabalenka vs. Madison Keys, plus betting odds, insights and