WATCH: Aryna Sabalenka breaks down in tears, hugs boyfriend Georgios Frangulis & team in emotional moment after US Open 2024 triumph
Aryna Sabalenka shared a warm moment with boyfriend Georgios Frangulis after winning the 2024 US Open. The Belarusian won her third Grand Slam singles title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in the final.
Sabalenka entered the final in Flushing Meadows after wins over Priscilla Hon, Lucia Bronzetti, 29th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, 33rd seed Elise Mertens, seventh seed Zheng Qinwen and 13th seed Emma Navarro. Here, she faced sixth seed Pegula and led the match after winning the first set.
The American was a break up in the second, and was serving for the set before Sabalenka won three games on the trot and register a 7-5, 7-5 win to clinch her third Grand Slam singles title. She now has a 6-2 head-to-head lead over Jessica Pegula.
The Belarusian went to her players box to hug her team. She hugged boyfriend Georgios Frangulis and soon broke down in tears.
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Aryna Sabalenka and Georgios Frangulis started dating in 2024
Aryna Sabalenka and Georgios Frangulis started dating earlier in 2024, shortly after the death of the Belarusian's ex-boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov. Frangulis is a Brazilian businessman who founded the company Oakberry, which harvests acai berries.
Sabalenka recently spoke about how happy she was to have her boyfriend by her side during what was a really tough period for her.
“There was a really tough period where I was really happy to have him by my side, always cheering me up, always making sure that we are doing some fun stuff. But I make sure I kind of forget about tennis and focus on the good things and enjoy my life. Even when things are going wrong in my career. So yeah, he was my biggest support and yeah, really happy to have him by my side," Sabalenka told People.
The Belarusian's US Open triumph makes her the first player to win both the hard-court Grand Slams since Angelique Kerber in 2016, having won the Australian Open this season without dropping a single set. She now has 46 out of 57 wins so far in the 2024 season, with three titles to her name.
Apart from her two Majors, Sabalenka also won the Cincinnati Open, beating Jessica Pegula in the final. She is currently on a 12-match winning streak.