Goran Ivanisevic has introduced that he won’t proceed working with Elena Rybakina within the wake of every thing that has occurred for the reason that begin of the yr.
Shortly after it was confirmed that the Kazakh determined to carry again Stefano Vukov to her crew, studies began to emerge that Novak Djokovic’s former long-time coach was left “blindsided” by the transfer.
Additionally, it was closely rumored that they might cut up after the WTA’s investigation into Vukov concludes.
Whereas the investigation continues to be ongoing, it’s nearing its finish.
And a day after Rybakina exited the Australian Open within the round-of-16 following a loss to Madison Keys, the 2001 Wimbledon winner determined to depart her crew.
“After our trial period that finished with Australian Open, I wish Elena and her team best of luck moving forward,” the 53-year-old introduced.
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Rybakina indicated this might occur
On Monday, Keys defeated the world No. 7 6-3 1-6 6-3.
After the match, the 25-year-old acknowledged in her presser that she wasn’t comfortable about not having Vukov in her field or on the observe courts.
When requested about Ivanisevic, she hinted that their partnership might quickly come to an finish.
“Well, we still need to talk. We just tried [working together] in the pre-season and these couple of tournaments it was something just getting used to each other,” Rybakina mentioned.
“We will definitely talk how the next schedule is going to look like.”
Whereas Djokovic’s former coach mentioned it was “a trial period,” the overall perception and understanding was that their collaboration was a full-time one the second they agreed to work in 2025.
When the Croatian coach accepted to work with the Kazakh, he mentioned that it was an intriguing supply as he felt the 25-year-old had the flexibility to win a number of Grand Slams within the subsequent couple of years.
However as an alternative of doing massive issues collectively, Rybakina and the Croatian cut up after simply two tournaments collectively.
