Konstantin Koltsov, the boyfriend of tennis world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka, is dead
He ‘died by suicide’ on Monday evening after jumping from a hotel balcony in Miami, police have confirmed.
The 42-year-old Belarusian, who played hockey for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, was announced dead by his former club Salavat Yulaev Ufa on Telegram .
Reports in Belarus claimed Koltsov, who has been dating Australian Open champion Sabalenka, 25, for three years, died of a ‘detached blot clot’ before police in Florida revealed that he ‘jumped from a balcony’ at a five-star resort.
Authorities in Miami have taken over the investigation as an ‘apparent suicide’.
Miami Police Department told Mail Sport in a statement on Tuesday: ‘According to investigators on Monday, March 18, 2024, at approximately 12:39am, Bal Harbour Police and Fire Rescue were dispatched to the St Regis Bal Harbour Resort, 9703 Collins Avenue, in reference to a male that jumped from a balcony.
‘The Miami-Dade Police Department, Homicide Bureau, responded and has taken over the investigation of the apparent suicide of Mr. Konstantin Koltsov (04/17/1981). No foul play is suspected.’
Koltsov was in Florida supporting Sabalenka ahead of the upcoming Miami Open.
Despite Kolstov’s shock passing, the two-time Australian Open champion still intends to play the tournament in the Sunshine State, where she is seeded second, according to the Tennis Channel.