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Former Wimbledon champion and World No 6 Elena Rybakina has defended her former coach Stefano Vukov after he was beforehand suspended by the ladies’s tennis tour (WTA).
The Athletic reported on Thursday that Vukoc has been suspended by the WTA whereas it investigates a possible breach of its code of conduct, which suggests he’s unable to obtain accreditation for this month’s Australian Open.
Rybakina and Vukov ended their five-year partnership earlier than final 12 months’s US Open, with the 2022 Wimbledon champion then appointing Novak Djokovic’s former coach Goran Ivanisevic.
However Rybakina, 25, introduced that Vukov could be rejoining her workforce earlier this week and mentioned Vukov has “by no means mistreated me” whereas the WTA investigation into his behaviour continues.
Rybakina was talking after enjoying for Kazakhstan of their semi-final defeat to Poland within the United Cup, forward of the beginning of the Australian Open in Melbourne on 12 January.
“I mentioned it already earlier than that he by no means mistreated me or it was by no means something like that,” Rybakina mentioned on the United Cup in Sydney.
“I’m working with Goran. I’m comfortable the best way we’ve labored for a few weeks. Stefano is rejoining the workforce as a result of I do know the individual for six years and there’s loads of issues we will do outdoors of the courtroom too.
“After all I’m not likely pleased with the scenario. I’m not pleased with the feedback which I see, particularly from the people who find themselves on the tour. It’s lively coaches, commentators. I don’t assume that it’s truthful.”
Vukov informed The Athletic that he “by no means abused anybody” whereas the WTA mentioned he wouldn’t be eligible to get accredited for its tournaments. That features the Australian Open, the place Rybakina was a runner-up in 2023.
Vukov was Rybakina’s coach when she gained Wimbledon in 2022 and reached No 3 on the earth rankings. She struggled with sickness and harm final season and missed a number of high-profile tournaments, together with the Olympics.
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