Aryna Sabalenka flaunts £185,000 emerald and diamond earrings at Wimbledon… after staging a media boycott over prize money

Aryna Sabalenka arrived at her opening match at Wimbledon with jewelery worth £185,000. Daily Mail Sports can reveal.

The world number one was adorned with a 64-carat heart-shaped emerald and fancy brown diamond studs, just days after he staged a media boycott in protest at the prize money.

The four-time Grand Slam champion, who will portray Teodora Kostovic on Center Court, wore a necklace, matching earrings and handmade anklets by New York designer Material Good for her first-round match against Teodora Kostovic.

Sabalenka is aiming to reach her first Wimbledon final after threatening to quit tennis following a quarter-final collapse at the French Open last month.

Wimbledon’s strict dress code, which allows competitors to wear only white on court, does not extend to jewellery, allowing Sabalenka to wear her bright green emeralds in a nod to the All England Club’s grass courts.

Her 18-carat gold necklace features 41 fancy brown diamonds and 10 heart-shaped emeralds, totaling more than 46 carats, worth around £125,000 ($165,000) on its own, just £1,000 less than the second-round prize.

Her 18-carat gold necklace alone is worth around £125,000, her matching stud earrings are worth around £35,700, while the anklet is worth £24,700.

Matching stud earrings with removable jackets are valued at approximately £35,700 ($47,200), while the 11-carat, 27-emerald anklet is priced at £24,700 ($32,700).

A spokesperson for Material Good told Daily Mail Sport: ‘The tracks are backed by the green of the iconic grass courts and provide an essential energy for competition.

‘The opulent brown diamond ovals in the necklace and earrings evoke the world beneath the field, while heart-shaped emeralds, Aryna’s birthstone, instill a sense of spirit and movement. The emerald anklet he wears closest to the field is a sign of his love for the game.’

Sabalenka is the face of the New York brand and has worn its jewels at the Australian Open and French Open, and will wear the same to the US Open in August.

In Paris last month, Sabalenka hit back at accusations of hypocrisy after wearing £76,000 worth of jewelery as she interrupted a pre-tournament press conference as part of a protest by the world’s top 20 stars over prize money.

Sabalenka wore two necklaces and matching earrings at Roland Garros, featuring a 15.6-carat diamond and a 136.5-carat garnet, while in Melbourne she wore a necklace with a 4.3-carat sapphire in the center, complete with matching dangling diamond and sapphire earrings.

“I really don’t understand how it is possible to cross these two completely different worlds,” Sabalenka said in Paris, when asked whether wearing luxury jewelry would create dissonance with a fight for more pay.

‘As I said before, the prize money is definitely not about me. This is just fighting for the players, the lower ranked players who are really struggling to survive in the tennis world. Fighting for prize money has nothing to do with me.’

Sabalenka’s hopes of winning a fifth Grand Slam went away with the wind as she lost her last 10 consecutive matches in a visible collapse against Diana Shnaider at Roland Garros.

Sabalenka wore a similarly exquisite set of Material Good jewelry at the French Open.

The 28-year-old has once again limited his media duties ahead of Wimbledon; The stars continued to hold their own despite a 20 per cent increase in the prize fund, which will take the winner home £3.6 million.

The Belarusian, a three-time Wimbledon semi-finalist, is part of a group of top players who will also restrict first-week interviews as they force the Grand Slams to give away more than 15 per cent of their income.

Before the championship, Sabalenka said, ‘We are doing this for the tour, not for ourselves.’ ‘We’re doing this for other players who have difficulty hiring a coach.

‘Life is not easy for players lower in the rankings. So we do this for them. We’re just trying to fight for something bigger for other players. We’re just trying to help players survive in this world.’

Players eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon will win the £80,000 prize.