Yesterday evening, the WTA, associated with Tennis Australia, announced that Stefano Vukov, ex-coach of Elena Rybakina and announced to return to his clan for the 2025 season, was provisionally suspended for violating the code of conduct.
An announcement which had the effect of a small bombshell as Elena Rybakina decided to part ways with Vukov in August 2024, before announcing her return to her team on January 1.
And while the Kazakh player had enlisted Goran Ivanisevic as head coach for this new season in November, Vukov’s return visibly surprised the former Wimbledon winner, as revealed by the New York Times:
“Ivanisevic, who is on a short-term contract (not unusual in the tennis world), was caught off guard by Rybakina’s announcement, according to sources who were present at recent tennis events. the player.
Their partnership became strained after Vukov’s return was announced, just weeks after Ivanisevic began working with her. »
The situation therefore remains extremely vague around Ivanisevic and this collaboration with Rybakina which had barely begun.
