Aryna Sabalenka, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, takes on American phenom Coco Gauff in the 2026 Miami Open final on March 28.
Sabalenka is looking to win the elusive “Sunshine Double” after winning at Indian Wells earlier this month. However, the 27-year-old knows it won’t be easy to defeat the two-time Grand Slam champion.
“With Coco, you know that you have to play an extra ball, and the ball always comes back,” Sabalenka told reporters. “Sometimes not perfect, but it’s always back on your side, and you have to be aggressive, you have to go for shots. She pushes you into the long rallies, and I think that’s what makes her difficult.”
Sabalenka took down Elena Rybakina in straight sets to advance to the final. Cheering on Sabalenka at Hard Rock Stadium as she faces Gauff, her fiancé, Georgios Frangulis.
While the spotlight remains on Sabalenka and her massive engagement ring as she competes in South Florida, Frangulis also has a major presence at the tournament as the CEO and founder of Oakberry.
Aryna Sabalenka’s Fiancé, Georgios Frangulis, Made His Company an F1 Sponsor
Frangulis, 36, found global success with his acai company, Oakberry, for which Sabalenka is one of the brand’s ambassadors. In an interview with Tara Keeney in Miami, Frangulis spoke about his biggest dreams for the company’s future.
While he’s always wanted to own an F1 team, he’s settled for something else, having his company be an F1 sponsor.
“When you have to keep this aura around your brand and connect to so many different countries — we have stores in 50 different markets, plus markets we still want to tap,” he told Keeney.
“They don’t have to understand anything about motorsports or Formula 1 to understand that a brand that’s on a car, is brand that’s doing something right” the Brazilian businessman said. However, a sponsorship for the famously expensive sport does not come cheap. Most sponsorships are Fortune 500 companies.
“It’s a big accomplishment. So, I love this partnership and I think it add to my brand overall,” he adds.
“But not your bank account,” Keeney interjects.
“Definitely not,” Frangulis answers.
Fellow Tennis Star Celebrated Aryna Sabalenka & Georgios Frangulis’ Engagement
Sabalenka posted a video of the special moment Frangulis got down on one knee on Instagram. She wrote, “You & me, forever ♾️ 3.3.26 💍🤍.” The comments section filled with messages of congratulations from fellow tennis stars Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Caroline Wozniacki, and more.
Novak Djokovic’s wife, Jelena Djokovic, commented, “Congratulations guys!!!! ❤️👏👏👏.” Amanda Anisimova added, “Omgggg 😍😭 congrats guyssss 🤍.” The Tennis Channel’s official account wrote, “Congratulations 🥹♥️ our hearts are so happy for you!!”
Sabalenka gushed in a second post, “I can finally call him something else… FIANCÉ 💍,” a nod to her previous comments about getting engaged. After winning the Brisbane Internationale title on January 11, she called out Frangulis for taking his sweet time to propose after two years of dating.
“Thank you to my boyfriend,” she told the crowd. “Hopefully, soon I can call you something else.”