The chill between world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Marta Kostyuk sharpened after Sunday night’s Brisbane International final, where the Belarusian sealed a 6-4, 6-3 victory on Pat Rafter Arena.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka didn’t just leave Brisbane with another trophy. She also walked away with one of the most talked-about entertainment moments of the tennis season after cheekily putting “pressure” on her boyfriend to propose right in front of thousands of fans.

In a surprising turn of events at the WTA 500 tournament in Brisbane, top players Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka have chosen to withdraw from the doubles competition, opting instead to focus on their individual matches.

After sweeping through the field without dropping a single set, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka used her successful title defense to showcase a touch game and defensive variety that left her opponents with no answers.

Aryna Sabalenka indicated she intends to play a slightly lighter schedule in 2026 due to the physical grind of an "insane" WTA season.

For all those concerns, though, the world’s top-ranked woman is happy to have as much competition as possible before the season-opening Grand Slam in Australia.

Preview the the 2026 Brisbane International presented by Evie match between Aryna Sabalenka vs. Madison Keys, plus betting odds, insights and

Elena Rybakina doesn't want to speak about a possible Aryna Sabalenka match in Brisbane until it happens as the Kazakh says she is only focused on her next rival. The third-seeded Kazakh, who won the Brisbane International in 2024, is through to the quarterfinal after earning an impressive 6-3 6-2 win over Paula Badosa.