Sabalenka Announces Engagement Before Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. Top-ranked women's tennis player Aryna Sabalenka announced her engagement to Brazilian businessman Georgios Frangulis on social media this week, sharing a video of the proposal on Instagram with the caption "You me, forever" and accompanying ring and heart emojis. The news came as Sabalenka prepares for her return to competition at the BNP Paribas Open, which begins Wednesday in the Southern California desert.

Sabalenka, a 27-year-old from Belarus, has been out of action since reaching the Australian Open final in Melbourne on January 31, where she fell to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. That appearance marked her third straight final at the event, following victories in 2023 and 2024. Reflecting on the tournament afterward, Sabalenka posted on Instagram, "Thank you, Melbourne, for an amazing few weeks. Not the ending I wanted, but I'm proud of the fight. So much more to come."

The engagement announcement drew immediate support from peers in the tennis world. Fellow players Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Amanda Anisimova, whom Sabalenka could face in the quarterfinals, offered congratulations online. Anisimova's message...