arena sabalenka is speaking out for the first time after former NHL player Constantine kof's shocking death in a brief post on her Instagram story on Wednesday the 25-year-old tennis player described the death as a Unthinkable tragedy despite their romantic relationship dating back to 2021 she said my heart is broken even though we were no longer together sabalenka concluded by asking for help please respect my privacy and his family's privacy during this difficult time in Belarusian she penned the identical declaration during the course of his 18-year professional ice hockey career colov played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and represented his country in two Olympics he passed away on Monday his age was 42 he died by Suicide the Miami Dade Police Department confirmed to people on Tuesday according to a Miami D police statement that people was able to receive officers were called to the St reges Bal Harbor Resort on Monday at approximately 12:39 a.m. local time in response to complaints regarding a male who had jumped from a balcony the Department's Homicide Bureau is looking into the apparent suicide according to the authorities who added that no foul play is suspected it was reported that colof was in Miami to support sabalenka at the Miami open which got underway on Sunday a few months prior to his passing sabalenka posted an Instagram reel of her and colof enjoying a happy 2023 the video montage from December features a kiss between colof and sabalenka while they enjoy a hockey game the music selection is They Don't Care About Us by Michael Jackson he also goes for a walk with a child and plays around with sabalenka a little bit the exact date of his and Sabal Lena's breakup is unknown