Aryna Sabalenka is enjoying a rather successful North American hardcourt swing. After commencing her campaign with a semifinal and a quarterfinal appearance at the Citi Open and the Canadian Open, respectively, the World No. 2 was victorious in Cincinnati, where she lifted her sixth WTA 1000 trophy.
Just like the US Open, her boyfriend, Frangulis, was present in Cincinnati to cheer her on. After beating home favorite Jessica Pegula in the final, Sabalenka thanked Frangulis for being a pillar of support. To the amusement of all present in the stadium, the Belarusian fumbled over her words, inadvertently calling him her “boyfriends.”
“Special thank you to my boyfriends… boyfriend, I said ‘boyfriends’ oh my god, that’s my terrible English guys,” she burst out laughing during her victory speech.
“Thank you to my boyfriend for keeping me happy every day, thank you,” she corrected.
Aryna Sabalenka and Georgios Frangulis were first spotted together at this year’s Madrid Open in May. She made their relationship public at the Italian Open a couple of weeks later, when she blew a kiss at him during her runner-up speech. Interestingly, Frangulis is the founder of Oakberry Acai, a healthy fast food brand that sponsors the tennis player.
The entrepeneur is likely to be present at Sabalenka’s US Open second-round match against Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti on Wednesday, August 28.