Who is sitting in Aryna Sabalenka’s player box?

After winning her first Grand Slam title (the 2023 Australian Open), Aryna Sabalenka thanked her team, calling them “the craziest team on the tour.” She added: “We've worked so hard and you guys deserve this trophy. It's more about you than me.”

Her team, mostly from Sabalenka’s home country of Belarus, frequently appears in videos on her social media:

Sabalenka has been on the same team for years, and as she seeks her first US Open victory, she will be cheered on from her players' box at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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LR: Dubrov, Stacey, Frangulis and Vasilevski.

Here you can find out who is sitting in Aryna Sabalenka’s player box:

Your trainer, Anton Dubrov

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Dubrov during the 2024 US Open.

Dubrov began working with Sabalenka in 2020. Before that, he was her hitting partner. “I feel very confident working with him,” she shared in 2020 when she made the switch. “It's definitely good for our success, and that's why we're going to keep working hard and pushing ourselves to win more matches.”

Sabalenka added: “I want to continue working only with him because I feel much better when I'm with someone who knows me well and I don't have to think too much. It really affected my concentration because I ended up using so much energy on other things that there wasn't enough left for my matches.”

Your fitness trainer Jason Stacy

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Stacy in the semifinals.

Stacy, like Dubrov, has been dating Sabalenka for some time. On Instagram, he describes himself as someone who focuses on “mindset, movement, mentoring.”

“I wouldn’t say that I Love Training,” said Sabalenka Terms and Conditions Beginning of the year. “I'm definitely a hard worker and I like to work on getting better. But my favorite part is definitely the end of training when you're done for the day and you've accomplished a lot and improved.” She added, “It's a good feeling when you've accomplished something difficult.”

Your hitting partner Andrei Vasilevski

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Vasilevski is on the left in this photo.

Vasilevski is a Belarusian tennis player who turned professional in 2009 and now works mainly as Sabalenka's hitting partner. After she won her first Grand Slam, he posted on Instagram: “I was lucky to be part of the team and watch the ups and downs. Yes, there were moments when you thought you couldn't do it, there were doubts, but no matter what happened, you kept doing what you needed to do to succeed, believed in it and today you absolutely deserve it, you are the Grand Slam champion!”

Your friend, Georgios Frangulis

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Sabalenka and Frangulis at the beginning of the year.

The latest addition to Sabalenka's player box is her new boyfriend Georgios Frangulis; the two have been together since the beginning of the year. Frangulis is from Brazil and is the founder of Oakberry.

Shane Liyanage, a data scientist

Liyanage is a strategy and insights consultant who uses data to make decisions in tennis coaching. He founded Data Driven Sports Analytics and works with a number of players, including Sabalenka.

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