Elena Rybakina did not cover that she was annoyed over not having Stefano Vukov in her field through the Australian Open and likewise indicated that persevering with her partnership with Goran Ivanisevic is not set in stone.
On Monday, the world No. 7 noticed her run at Melbourne Park finish within the round-of-16 after USA’s Madison Keys handed her a 6-3 1-6 6-3 defeat.
For the reason that WTA hasn’t concluded their investigation into Vukov’s conduct but, he stays banned from teaching.
And with out credentials, the 37-year-old wasn’t allowed to accompany Rybakina on the apply courtroom, the locker room, or sit in her boy throughout matches.
“Definitely (I wanted him in the box) – as I said before, this is not the position I want to be or someone wants to be in,” the 2022 Wimbledon winner famous following her Australian Open exit.
“Of course, I want to have who I want in the box, but I couldn’t change it.
“On the finish of the day, I simply tried to concentrate on my matches, and I spoke with him. I even have Goran, so it did not have an effect on the way in which I performed as we speak or any of the end result.”
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Rybakina on her partnership with Ivanisevic: We still need to talk
And the general belief and expectation is that he won’t continue with the Kazakh if the 37-year-old gets cleared and returns to the team.
“Properly, we nonetheless want to speak. We simply tried [working together] within the pre-season and these couple of tournaments it was one thing simply getting used to one another,” Rybakina said when asked what will happen with the Ivanisevic partnership.
“We will certainly discuss how the subsequent schedule goes to seem like.”
Since ending as Australian Open runner-up in 2023, the 25-year-old has had two disappointing runs, shedding within the second spherical final 12 months and making solely the round-of-16 this 12 months.
