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Konstantin Koltsov, the boyfriend of tennis world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka, 'died of suicide' on Monday evening after jumping from a hotel balcony in Miami, police have confirmed.

The 42-year-old Belarusian, who played ice hockey for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, was announced dead by his former club Salavat Yulaev Ufa on social messaging site Telegram on Tuesday.

Reports in Belarus claimed Koltsov, who has been dating Australian Open champion Sabalenka, 25, for three years, died of a 'detached blot clot' before police in Florida revealed that he 'jumped from a balcony' at a five-star resort. Authorities in Miami have taken over the investigation as an 'apparent suicide'.

Miami Police Department told Mail Sport in a statement on Tuesday: 'According to investigators on Monday, March 18, 2024, at approximately 12:39am, Bal Harbour Police and Fire Rescue were dispatched to the St Regis Bal Harbour Resort, 9703 Collins Avenue, 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 (04/17/1981). No foul play is suspected.'