By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Monday, February 3, 2025
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Elena Rybakina launches her Abu Dhabi title protection this week with a brand new coach in her field.
World No. 5 Rybakina has added Italian veteran Davide Sanguinetti to her teaching employees.
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The 52-year-old Sanguinetti beforehand coached Dinara Safina, Vince Spadea and Brandon Nakashima.
The hiring comes a few weeks after Rybakina and former coach Goran Ivanisevic cut up after she rehired her long-time coach Stefano Vukov again to her workforce. Vukov was not granted a training credential by the WTA as he’s nonetheless serving a suspension for violating the Tour’s code of conduct.
Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina has ripped the Tour for its dealing with of coach Vukov’s case.
“I don’t know a lot. It’s a state of affairs I’m not proud of,” Rybakina informed AFP. “However it’s what it’s however for now, I don’t know a lot.
“I feel safeguarding is essential however the case with what occurred with us, I don’t suppose it was dealt with properly.”
Former UCLA standout Sanguinetti famously defeated the younger Roger Federer within the 2002 Milan remaining and went on to beat Andy Roddick within the Delray Seaside Open remaining.
Former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Sanguinetti additionally owns profession wins over David Nalbandian and Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
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