{"id":457057,"date":"2026-03-04T12:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/457057\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:43:09","slug":"aryna-sabalenka-shows-off-stunning-ring-as-tennis-star-gets-engaged-to-80m-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/457057\/","title":{"rendered":"Aryna Sabalenka shows off stunning ring as tennis star gets engaged to \u00a380m partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World No 1 tennis star Aryna Sabalenka is set to walk down the aisle after revealing she is engaged to millionaire entrepreneur Georgios Frangulis.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Belarusian shared the joyous news on Instagram after Frangulis, 37, dropped to one knee during a romantic proposal surrounded by candles and flowers.<\/p>\n<p>A video posted to social media captured the emotional moment the couple embraced and kissed after Sabalenka said yes.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the footage, the tennis star wrote: \u201cYou &amp; me, forever,\u201d adding a string of romantic emojis including an infinity symbol, a white heart and a wedding ring.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement sparked a flood of congratulatory messages from the sporting world, with fellow tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Ben Shelton among those celebrating the happy news.<\/p>\n<p>Frangulis, a hugely successful businessman who founded global superfood brand Oakberry, is believed to have an estimated fortune of around \u00a380million.<\/p>\n<p>And he made sure the proposal lived up to that status \u2014 presenting Sabalenka with a dazzling diamond ring that appeared almost as wide as her finger.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"25efc\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"322558eb5c6d8a9e5dbf331e4aef02c4\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20634%20781'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aryna-sabalenka-showed-off-her-engagement-ring-on-social-media.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"781\" alt=\"Aryna Sabalenka showed off her engagement ring on social media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka showed off her engagement ring on social media<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>INSTAGRAM<\/p>\n<p>The tennis star looked delighted in the video, proudly showing off the sparkling piece of jewellery as she celebrated the milestone moment with her fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Their relationship first became public in early 2024 and the pair have been inseparable ever since, frequently appearing together at tournaments around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka had even hinted that an engagement could be on the horizon earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ea57f\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"a3e9a94d28d7e5240ae256d21179fa85\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%201080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tennis-facts.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Tennis facts\"\/>Five facts for tennis fans | GETTY\/PA<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Brisbane International in January, she jokingly thanked her partner during an on-court interview before teasing that his title might soon change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to my boyfriend,\u201d she said with a smile. \u201cHopefully soon I will call you something else, right? I just put extra pressure on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The world No 1 also made a playful comment during last year\u2019s US Open when a couple got engaged in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI looked at my boyfriend,\u201d she laughed afterwards. \u201cNo pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frangulis\u2019 path to business success began far from the tennis courts.<\/p>\n<p>After studying law, he moved into entrepreneurship and founded Oakberry, a rapidly growing acai bowl company that has expanded across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"36432\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"bc16759cb2ce08e21308c8e2fb000eda\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20634%20769'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aryna-sabalenka.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"769\" alt=\"Aryna Sabalenka\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka was emotional on social media<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>INSTAGRAM<\/p>\n<p>The brand has even ventured into motorsport, securing a partnership with the Haas F1 Team.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka herself has become involved with the company, helping promote the brand and launching her own signature Oakberry acai bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Her relationship with Frangulis became public just two months after the tragic death of her former partner Konstantin Koltsov, who died in Miami last year aged 42. <\/p>\n<p>On the court, meanwhile, Sabalenka continues to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>She lifted the US Open title last September and came close to claiming another Grand Slam earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Belarusian reached the final of the Australian Open in January before being beaten by Elena Rybakina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"World No 1 tennis star Aryna Sabalenka is set to walk down the aisle after revealing she is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457058,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[217,101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-457057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}