A traumatic week for world number two Aryna Sabalenka came to an end with a third round, three set loss in the Miami Open to Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina on Saturday.

The 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 win for the 36th ranked Kalinina prompted Sabalenka, who had kept her emotions in check through both of her games at Hard Rock
Stadium, to smash her racket violently three times into the court and she walked off without a handshake with her opponent.

On Monday, Belarusian Sabalenka’s former boyfriend, ex-NHL player Konstantin Koltsov, died in Miami after what police called an “apparent suicide”.

The pair had been in a relationship until recently and Sabalenka only announced they were no longer together following the death.

On Friday, she looked in control as she defeated her close friend Paula Badosa of Spain in straight sets on the grandstand court.

But given the late slot on the main stadium court, Sabalenka looked to be feeling the strain somewhat more as she struggled for any kind of
consistency.

After losing the opening set, she came out fighting and utterly dominated Kalinina in the second, with her serve strong and her powerful backhand
strokes too much for the Ukrainian.