After winning the 2024 US Open, Aryna Sabalenka cut her trip to Fashion Week short.
“My boyfriend had his birthday and we planned to celebrate it in Florida,” she said, having enjoyed a star turn at Off-White’s show in the wake of her third Grand Slam victory. “So, we went home to spend time there and just recharge.”
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Hailing from the Belarusian capital of Minsk, Sabalenka has made Miami her home base, where she trains and where she plans to spend vacation with boyfriend Georgios Frangulis—founder and CEO of her beloved Oakberry acai bowls smoothies—following her stint at the WTA Finals in Riyadh.
“I have a lot of plans, but I’m going to probably stay in Florida,” Sabalenka told me after winning her opening round at the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open. “It would be cool to feel the home atmosphere and just at home.”