Aryna Sabalenka, the four-time Grand Slam champion and world number one, will wear a jewellery set worth more than £100,000 when she plays her first-round match against Jessica Bouzas on Court Philippe Chatrier at the French Open on Tuesday.
The Belarusian is the face of New York designer Material Good, whose pieces she wore at the Australian Open, including a pendant necklace with a 4.3 carat sapphire and matching diamond and sapphire earrings. She will wear the brand's jewellery for all of her remaining tournaments and Grand Slams this year.
Diamond and garnet set for Roland Garros
Sabalenka, 28, is the 2025 Roland Garros finalist. For this year's tournament she has the option of up to three diamond and garnet necklaces with matching earrings, made up of as much as 24.17 carats of diamonds and 218 carats of garnets in total.
"Obsessed is an understatement and I can't wait to wear these beauties on the court," Sabalenka said.
She has been practising with two of the three necklaces, all set in 18 carat white gold, but can add the third if she chooses to wear the full set.
The top necklace carries 4.75 carats of diamonds and 49.16 carats of garnets and is worth $36,500 (£27,000). The middle necklace has 9.18 carats of diamonds and 72.96 carats of garnets, worth $53,000 (£39,250). The optional third necklace holds 8.58 carats of diamonds and 81.64 carats of garnets, worth $46,000 (£34,000).
She will pair the necklaces with two sets of matching 18 carat white gold earrings. One set carries 1.66 carats of diamonds and 14.35 carats of garnets, worth $12,500 (£9,250). The other has 1.05 carats of diamonds and 5.92 carats of garnets, also worth $12,500 (£9,250). Together the three necklaces and two pairs of earrings are worth a combined £120,000.
A Material Good spokesperson said the garnets, with their shades of red and rusty undertones, were heavily inspired by the red clay courts of the Stade Roland Garros and served as the defining element of Sabalenka's 2026 look.
Press protest and Nike 'super suit'
Sabalenka cut short her pre-tournament press conference as part of a media protest, in which leading players limited their press commitments to 15 minutes to demand a bigger share of French Open revenue than the current 15 per cent paid out in prize money.
"As the world number one, I have to stand up and fight for lower-level players," Sabalenka said. "It's not about me, it's about the players lower in the rankings who are suffering."
Sabalenka is also set to wear a see-through fiery red Nike "super suit" at Roland Garros. She posted the outfit on Instagram with the line from the Disney film The Incredibles: "Where is my super suit?"
She will not be the first to wear it. Oksana Selekhmeteva, the world number 88, wore the suit in her opening-round defeat to Marta Kostyuk. Kostyuk, who is Ukrainian, refused to shake hands with Selekhmeteva, who switched her allegiance from Russia to Spain last week, and said afterwards that a Russian missile had narrowly missed her parents' house in the latest attack on Kyiv.
"If it was 100m closer, I probably wouldn't have a mum and sister today," Kostyuk said.