Elena Rybakina has confirmed rumors and she or he is certainly again to working with coach Stefano Vukov simply 4 months after a cut up that occurred in fairly mysterious circumstances.
At the beginning of the week, Russian tennis insider Sofya Tartakova claimed that the Croatian coach was set to accompany the Kazakh tennis star at Melbourne Park.
Within the offseason, she formally began working with Goran Ivanisevic.
Now that the 25-year-old has returned Vukov to her crew, she is about to work with two coaches in 2025 – one who guided her to a maiden Grand Slam title and the opposite who gained 12 Grand Slams throughout his stint with Novak Djokovic.
“Hi there everybody I’m excited to announce that Stefano will likely be becoming a member of the crew for the 2025 season. Thanks for all in your assist and wishing you an important 2025,” the Kazakh announced.
Elena Rybakina announcement© Elena Rybakina – Instagram
Rybakina denied what was said about her relationship with Vukov
However, at the WTA Finals, the 2022 Wimbledon champion dismissed those reports as “simply rumors.”
“Effectively, I do know that a variety of I assume rumors occurring. However truthfully we simply half methods with Stefano. I believe we had unbelievable outcomes over 5 years. We achieved lots. I began with him once I was 200,” Rybakina said at the time.
“I believe it is simply now subsequent chapter of my profession. I need to make the subsequent step. However yeah, I did cease with Stefano, like as some other coaches and gamers do, so…”
Will probably be attention-grabbing to see if the Vukov return positively impacts the Kazakh and it results in a giant Australian Open run.