Konstantin Koltsov’s ex-wife says tennis star Aryna Sabalenka’s boyfriend was ‘almost certainly very drunk’ when he died

Konstantin Koltsov’s ex-wife has mentioned the boyfriend of tennis star Aryna Sabalenka was “most likely very drunk” when he died.

Koltsov, 42, a Belarusian former skilled ice hockey participant, was discovered lifeless at a resort in Miami, Florida, on Monday. He was within the metropolis to help Sabalenka within the Miami Open.

Police investigating his dying have mentioned it was an “apparent suicide” after they discovered no proof of “foul play”.

Police in Miami-Dade confirmed on Tuesday they responded to a name at a Miami resort about stories of a person leaping off a balcony.

The division mentioned: “At roughly 12.39am, Bal Harbour Police and Fire Rescue have been dispatched to the St Regis Bal Harbour Resort in reference to a male that jumped from a balcony.

“The Miami-Dade Police Department, Homicide Bureau, responded and has taken over the investigation of the apparent suicide of Mr Konstantin Koltsov. No foul play is suspected.”

But Konstantin’s ex-wife Yulia Mikhailova, has informed Belarusian information outlet Zerkalo that it was an accident and she or he doubts he took his personal life, including, “most likely, he was very drunk”.

She mentioned: “Empty alcohol bottles were found in the room where Konstantin stayed. There was a balcony overlooking the ocean. Probably Konstantin did not keep track of his actions.”

Ms Mikhailova accused the media of creating a mistake, saying: “I think it was your colleagues who misunderstood something. Or they passed off the police’s assumption of suicide as a fact.”

She mentioned there was nothing in her former husband’s behaviour to counsel suicidal ideas.

After accessing his e mail by way of an outdated household laptop, she mentioned she had found he had booked totally different flats in a unique location, was ready to obtain issues he had paid for and he had “rented a car for a long time”.

Though she admitted that “right now it is impossible to say for sure whether it was suicide or an accident”, she was adamant that “he did not intend to die. Anything, of course, can go to your head, but there was no sign of tragedy”.

She discovered about his dying on Monday, she mentioned, “from a detective”, who “tried to present the news as gently as possible. But, of course, I was in a state of shock”.

She mentioned the three sons she had with Koltsov are struggling, admitting “it’s more difficult for the eldest sons, Daniil and Alexander, they understand everything well. They are 18 and 16 years old”.

“The youngest, Stefan, is five years old. He thinks that dad is in heaven now.”

Sabalenka goes to proceed enjoying tennis regardless of Koltsov’s dying and faces a detailed buddy, Spaniard Paula Badosa, within the Miami Open on Friday.

Badosa admitted enjoying towards the Belarusian world quantity two can be “uncomfortable”.

In widely-quoted remarks, she mentioned: “She’s my best friend and I don’t want her to suffer. It’s a very tough situation.

“At the identical level, enjoying towards her, it is also uncomfortable. But I do not actually need to discuss it as a result of I mentioned ‘I’m not going to speak about it’. She’s my finest buddy and I promised that.

“She’s a strong woman. I think she will get the power from somewhere. I hope it’s going to be a battle, a good match.”

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