Author: Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Elena Rybakina Added former coach Stefano Vukov to her coaching staff.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion announced the news on her Instagram, with Vukov, who ended his five-year partnership with Rybakina last August, hiring Goran Ivanise before the end of the 2024 season Vicky serves as her head coach.
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According to reports, Vukov will serve as an assistant coach alongside Ivanisevic.
Stefano Vukov will rejoin Elena Rybakina's team in 2025 alongside head coach Goran Ivanisevic. pic.twitter.com/J95PzHlSfX
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) January 2, 2025
Rybakina and Vukov have had incredible success together, but not without some turmoil. Vukov has been criticized at times for his fiery temper and the way he treated Rybakina during matches. Hall of Famer Pam Shriver speculated that the two had an unhealthy relationship, but Rybakina refuted those claims with a defense of loyalty to her coach.
Elena Rybakina reunites with former coach Stefano Vukov ahead of the 2025 Australian Open.Goran Ivanisevic will continue as Rybakina’s head coach 💪#TCLive pic.twitter.com/0x8ttxiLMk
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) January 2, 2025
Shriver called it a “sad situation” when announcing the news on X earlier Thursday.
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