Belarusian media have reported that former Pittsburgh Penguins hockey star and boyfriend of World Number Two,
Aryna Sabalenka, Konstantin Koltsov has passed away at the age of 42.
The news broke on Tuesday evening in Belarusian media with no further details aside from according to Zerkalo and also Belarusian newspaper Nasha Niva, the passing of the Belarusian national team player was confirmed based off sources close to the athlete.
Koltsov played 123 matches for the Belarusian national team and had been a coach since then and was set to take on the role of Minsk Dynamo and Belarusian National Team prior to his passing.
Koltsov was supposedly with the tennis star as she prepares for the
Miami Open which kicks off on March 19. But tennis fans noted that she was removed from the practice schedule and has removed social media posts in Miami. It has yet to be reported outside of Belarusian and Russian media with Sabalenka set to begin her campaign currently on March 22 as of time of writing.
Reuters did so around 5am CET.