Tennis
Suitable for fathers. The best tennis player in the world took away the father of three children from the family
The lovers hid from prying eyes for a long time, but declassified the relationship and found happiness.
Over the past two years, Arina Sobolenko has changed dramatically: she won her first Grand Slam tournament and became one of the strongest tennis players in the world. The athlete does not hide the fact that such an impressive progress would not have been without the huge support of her lover, hockey player Konstantin Koltsov.
However, a couple of years ago, Koltsov was happily married and did not even think about an affair with a bright tennis player. Did Sobolenko take the man away from the family?
Took her husband away from the family
After a long romantic relationship with the Belarusian hockey player Artyom Bozhko, Arina decided to focus on her sports career, and she preferred not to talk about her personal life. Only a year later, the tennis player announced her engagement, but hid the identity of her lover from the public. And five months later, Sobolenko got into an unpleasant scandal – they said that she took her husband away from the family.
In April, it became known that Konstantin Koltsov was divorcing his wife Yulia: the woman posted a long post on her social networks, where she said that their marriage could not stand the coronavirus, the birth of a child and the former hockey player’s lack of work. Julia also turned to all the girls, writing that hanging on other people’s husbands is mean, and noted Arina.
Subscribers began to deeply empathize with Koltsov’s ex-wife and sling mud at the Belarusian tennis player, although there was no evidence of an affair between Konstantin and Arina. Athletes crossed paths in public only once – at the scandalous opening of a restaurant near the Lebyazhy nature reserve in Minsk. But the young people did not have common photographs.
The former hockey player decided to shed light on the situation. Koltsov asked to leave Sobolenko alone, saying that she had nothing to do with his divorce.
“It’s impossible not to love her!”
After that, everything calmed down a bit: Arina continued to develop her sports career, and Konstantin got a job at the hockey club. Only with the beginning of the new season began to appear hints at the relationship of the couple. The tennis player began to be noticed more and more often at the matches of the Minsk Dynamo, where Koltsov was just working. The girl was sitting in the stands, chatting nicely with the fans and, smiling brightly, showed off her personalized jersey.
In 2021, the lovers finally told the world about their relationship. Konstantin accompanied Arina to the main tournaments of the season. The hockey player was noticed in the Sobolenko box during the competition in Rome, where the athlete lost to the American Corey Gauff and interrupted a series of seven victories in the tour. And after a couple of weeks, Koltsov went with his lover to Roland Garros. Arina already lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third round and went to drink wine with Konstantin in the city of love – Paris. The lovers had a fun weekend: they walked around the city, got acquainted with the sights and tried French cuisine. After that, it became clear that everything was serious between them.
– She is an incredibly gentle, vulnerable, loving and worried person who is impossible not to love! It’s impossible not to love her! Koltsov wrote on his social networks.
Now Konstantin occasionally appears on the athlete’s social networks: while Arina is performing at tournaments, the hockey player works at Ak Bars. But at any opportunity, the couple spends time together and delights fans with happy pictures. Neither distance nor a big age difference (Arina is 17 years younger than Konstantin) became an obstacle for lovers.
Author: Xenia Antonova
Source: Sportbox
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Leader in ATP world rankings Carlos Alcaraz He held a press conference after defeating Adam Walton in the first round of the 2026 Australian Open:
– Carlos, congratulations on the successful start of the tournament. How would you evaluate today’s match? Frankly, the second set was tense, but in the end did you get through it without any losses?
– I can say that it was a difficult match for me. In the first set, everything was decided by a break. He made a few mistakes on his first serve. He also played very well, very reliably, and I think he was constantly trying to find a position to attack as much as possible.
In the second set, he started to find more space for aggressive play. In general, I played good tennis, but in one of the games I lost my concentration a little – mostly when I was fighting with myself, and after that everything became more difficult.
But overall I am satisfied. To be honest, I was ready for a serious battle. Although the level it showed was a bit of a surprise to me. I had to pull myself together and be ready for this battle. I’m happy with the first match of the season and the level I was able to show.
– Carlos, congratulations. What are you most pleased with today and what do you think needs to be improved to go far again in the tournament group?
“I think I hit the ball well.” Of course it could have been played better. But I’m glad I did everything I had to do. I acted correctly in terms of behavior and mental attitude on the field. I always had a good attitude, always tried to think positively. I think I did a good job with that and that was one of the main goals of this match.
In terms of tactics and the level of play in general, I understand that there are many aspects that need to be improved for the next round if I want to go further.
– Carlos, for many the quarter-finals are an excellent result, but you have not yet progressed further in this tournament. Do you have an explanation for why you performed less well than others at this Grand Slam?
– Yes, this is a little difficult for me to explain. It’s strange that I haven’t made it past the quarter-finals in Australia yet because I think I’m playing good tennis here. I played very well here for the last two years, but lost to Isner and Djokovic in the quarter-finals. If you are the first or second racket in the world, let’s say these are not the most ordinary opponents at this stage.
This is not an excuse, but I really want to do better than previous years. I have a feeling that this season I might have a chance to go further.
Source: Sport UA
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January 19, Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 110) will begin play in the 2026 Australian Open main draws.
In the first round, the Ukrainian player will play against the Australian representative Aily Tomljanovic (WTA76). The match will kick off with the opener of the evening session at John Cain Arena. The estimated start time of the match is 08.00 Kyiv time.
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This will be the second head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 1:0 in favor of Ayla.
The winner of the match will face Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania, WTA 79) in the second match.
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Tennis
Yulia Starodubtseva – Ayla Tomlyanovich. Prediction and announcement for the Australian Open match
On November 19, Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 110) and Ayla Tomljanovic (WTA 76) will start competing at the Australian Open.
The meeting is planned to start at 08.00 Kyiv time.
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Yulia Starodubtseva
The Ukrainian athlete has already played six matches this season and won five of them. Starodubtseva started with a tournament held in Auckland, where she successfully qualified by beating Frenchwoman Ponchet and Austrian Tagger. Katie Boulter suffered defeat in the first round of the main round.
The tennis player also started the Australian Open with the qualifiers, where she beat the Frenchwoman Tubello 6:2, 3:6, 6:0. Then there were victories against the Greek Papamikhail, 6:1, 6:2. In the qualifying final, Starodubtseva defeated Bulgarian Tomova with sets 7:6, 6:2. The Ukrainian player is in good form ahead of this season’s first Grand Slam.
Ayla Tomljanovic
The Australian athlete is a typical middle player in world tennis. Even though there are breaks, it has been in the top 100 for a long time. Tomlyanovich is 32 years old, he can already be considered a veteran. Although the Australian Open is a tennis player’s home tournament, he performs worst here because he has never been able to advance beyond the second round.
Tomljanovic started this season with a tournament in Brisbane, where she defeated France’s Jacquemo with scores of 6:1, 6:3 and then lost in a tough fight to the powerful Carolina Muchova with scores of 6:4, 1:6, 6:7. There was also a tournament in Adelaide where they managed to beat Clara Towson 7:6, and the opponent refused. Ayla, who was ahead 2:0 in the first set of the second round, withdrew from the match due to a knee injury at 40:40 in her serve. It is unclear at this time whether he is 100% physically ready.
personal meetings
Tennis players met only once, it was in September last year, then in Beijing Tomljanovic managed to win in two sets: 7:6 and 6:2.
To guess
This couple does not have a clear favorite, maybe it will be easier for the Australian, the public will support him, his body is more accustomed to such a time zone. For tennis players at this level, every victory in a major is extremely valuable.
I am waiting for a difficult and unpredictable match that can end with any outcome, I will bet on more than 20.5 matches for 1.66.
Yulia Starodubtseva19.01.2026 –
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