World’s hottest tennis star will get engaged to millionaire who’s 5 occasions richer than her
There were flowers, candles and a whopping engagement ring as one of the world’s top tennis players said ‘yes’
The world No.1 had a cheeky message on her top(Image: https://www.instagram.com/arynasabalenka/)
Aryna Sabalenka’s mega-rich boyfriend has popped the question with a huge diamond ring.
The women’s tennis number one looked genuinely stunned as Georgios Frangulis dropped to one knee to propose. Surrounded by flowers and candles – and someone with a phone to capture the moment for Instagram purposes – Sabalenka, 27, said ‘yes’ before smooching with her new fiancé.
The clip then switched to a close-up of the mega ring on her finger. In posting the video to her £4.7million followers, Sabalenka wrote: “You & me, forever 3.3.26,” with infinity, ring and white heart emojis.
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In additional clips on her Instagram story, Sabalenka displayed the ring once more and wrote: “Well, I obviously had NO idea this was happening tonight [laughing face emoji].”
Sabalenka and Frangulis, a Brazilian-born entrepreneur of Greek descent, confirmed their relationship after the pair were seen together at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Italy in 2024. At the time, Frangulis’s Oakberry company backed the Haas F1 team before moving to Alpine last year.
Frangulis, 37, established Oakberry, a healthy fast-food enterprise specialising in acai bowls and smoothies, in 2016. Over the last decade, the brand has grown to more than 35 countries.
The pair are also connected commercially as Oakberry sponsors Sabalenka. Upon revealing the deal, Frangulis said: “Aryna Sabalenka is a great example of the future of tennis and we are working closely with her to create some really exciting things over the years.”
His wealth is estimated at around £80million, primarily through Oakberry. That is considerably larger than Sabalenka’s net worth, which Forbes reports to be around £14.5m.
The engagement shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone, given a significant hint from Sabalenka herself after winning the Brisbane International tournament in January. She said: “As always, last but not least, thank you my team for handling me.
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“I’m really the toughest one to handle and you guys are the toughest people in the world if you can handle me. Thank you, guys, I love you.”
She then cheekily added: “And thank you to my boyfriend. Hopefully, soon I’ll call you somehow else, right?”
Sabalenka can call him “something else” now, although she won’t get much time to celebrate being engaged, as she will be in action at the Indian Wells Masters on Friday. Sabalenka recently suffered disappointment at the Australian Open, where she was defeated in the final by Elena Rybakina.
