Sabalenka dazzles with shiny engagement ring

Aryna Sabalenka’s performance in a 6-4, 6-2 second-round win over Japan’s Himeno Sakatsume was not the only thing that dazzled at Indian Wells on March 6, with the world No. 1 also showing off her shiny new engagement ring.

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Aryna Sabalenka showing off her engagement ring during an on-court interview after her 6-4, 6-2 win over Himeno Sakatsume at the Indian Wells Open on March 6. PHOTO: AFP

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The 27-year-old sported the striking oval-cut diamond ring for the first time in competition after getting engaged to Georgios Frangulis on March 3.

“It feels super comfortable and shiny,” she told reporters.

“We double-checked if there was a possibility to lose the diamond and there was none. I was pretty confident wearing it, hoping it might even distract my opponent.”

Sabalenka, who has made the final of the WTA 1000 event twice in the last three years, said that while the proposal came as a complete surprise to her, the entire team were in on the engagement secret.