Sabalenka arrived at the first tournament of 2025 after Rybakina's decision – Tennis

Belarusian tennis player, world number one Arina Sabalenko flew to Brisbane (Australia)) to participate in the tournament WTA-500reports Sports.kz with reference to Bet News.

The 26-year-old athlete arrived at the site of the first tournament of the 2025 season with her team, as well as her boyfriend Georgios Frangoulis.

In the 2024 season, Sabalenka reached the final of the tournament in Brisbane, where she lost to Kazakh Elena Rybakina (0:6, 3:6). The upcoming competition will take place from December 29 to January 5. Sabalenka, as the leader of the WTA rankings, received the first seeding number.

Note that Elena Rybakina will not defend her last year's title in Brisbane, as she will take part in the team tournament in Australia.

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