Aryna Sabalenka reflects on Wuhan Open SF loss, boyfriend Georgios Frangulis shows support

Aryna Sabalenka's boyfriend Georgios sent a short but emotional reaction to a message penned by the Belarusian player in the aftermath of her exit from the 2025 Wuhan Open, where she was the three-time-defending champion. The Reigning No.1's hopes of a fourth- straight title in Wuhan were crushed by Jessica Pegula in the semifinals.

Things appeared to be going in Sabalenka's favor after the Belarusian registered a strong 6-2 first-set win against Pegula. However, the American player soon made a comeback, as she won the next two sets 6-4, 7-6 (2) to oust the defending champion from the prestigious WTA 1000 hardcourt tournament.

Later, Aryna Sabalenka shared a post through Instagram consisting of her sweet memories from this years' Wuhan Open. Through the post's caption, the World No.1 admitted that her semifinal exit was not the ending she wanted. Although she remained thankful as she expressed her gratitude to the fans who came out to support her at the event.

"That’s a wrap on @wuhanopenwta 🤍🇨🇳 Not the ending I wanted but thankful for the time spent here. Thank you to the fans for the support and making this stadium feel like home 💪🏼," Sabalenka wrote.

Sabalenka's boyfriend Georgis Frangulis, entered the comments section and sent a red heart emoji to the Belarusian.

Wuhan Open to have a new winner since 2018 after Aryna Sabalenka's loss to Jessica Pegula in Semis

At the 2018 Wuhan Open, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Caroline Garcia as the champion of the WTA 1000 event. The Belarusian went on to successfully defend her crown in Wuhan the next year and then again in the year of 2024. The tournament did not happen from 2020 to 2023 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

After seven years, the Wuhan Open is set to get a new champion, with the upcoming final pitting Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula against each other. Gauff won the other semis clash against Jasmine Paolini.

Pegualahas a 4-2 lead against Gauff in the pair's WTA Tour-level head-to-head, but it is the latter who is likely to have more confidence going into the final. Till now, Gauff has won all her games at the tournaments in straight sets, while all of Pegula's contests have needed three sets to decide them.