World number one Aryna Sabalenka has announced her engagement to Brazilian businessman Georgios Frangulis, ahead of her return to action at the Indian Wells tournament. The Belarusian star, competing for the first time since losing January's Australian Open final, shared the news on Instagram after an extended break.
Posting a photo of her engagement ring, Sabalenka told her 4.7 million followers: "All good guys, everything happened, but look how I look." Frangulis, CEO of global health-food brand OakBerry, has been dating Sabalenka since 2024. The announcement follows a hint from Sabalenka after her Brisbane International victory in January, where she remarked: "Thank you to my boyfriend. Hopefully, soon I'll call you something else, right?"
Sabalenka, beaten by Elena Rybakina in the year's first Grand Slam final, has a bye into the second round at Indian Wells. Meanwhile, Great Britain’s Jack Draper is the defending champion on the men’s side after his brilliant run at Indian Wells last year. He struggled with injuries in the second half of 2025 and missed the Australian Open, but has declared himself fit to defend his title.
Draper stated at his pre-tournament press conference: "I feel like I wouldn’t be here, wouldn’t be in the tournament, if I didn’t feel like I could go all the way again. That was probably the primary reason I didn’t go out to Australia, just purely because, if I’m going to enter a tournament, I’m going to be in the event, I want to feel like I can be physically ready to not just take part but to go all the way."
