Aryna Sabalenka opens up on going to church after father's sudden loss of life at 43

Aryna Sabalenka reveals she visits church now and again to gentle a candle for her late father however underlines that she shouldn’t be the kind of one who would ever submit about that on social media.

Six years in the past, the Belarusian tennis star skilled one of the crucial traumatizing occasions of her life after her father Sergey all of the sudden fell unwell with meningitis and died on the age of 43.

Over time, the present world No. 1 has by no means hid how a lot her father – who was a former Belarusian hockey participant – meant to her.

“I’m actually open. However I’ve to say, after I misplaced my dad, now and again, I’d go to the church and put a candle for his reminiscence and the reminiscence of my grandfather,” Sabalenka told Flaunt Magazine.

“It’s one thing you by no means present on social media. I’m not gonna be the one within the church filming.”

Sabalenka kept promise to her father

Before her father suddenly passed away, the Belarusian had a pact with him that she would have at least two Grand Slams by the age of 25.

In 2023 January, she finally became a Grand Slam winner after beating Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open winner.

12 months later, the current world No. 1 landed her second Major after successfully defending her title at Melbourne Park.

Sabalenka’s second Grand Slam title came just four months before her 26th birthday.

“After all he (her father) is my greatest motivation … he is been all the pieces for me,” the Belarusian said after beating Zheng Qinwen in the 2024 Australian Open final.

“However proper now, I’ve my mum, my sister who’s right here with me, and I really feel like I’ve to consider them.

“I just feel that he’s always with me.”

Within the final six months, Sabalenka additionally received her first US Open title but in addition misplaced a thriller Australian Open ultimate to Madison Keys.