In the Australian Open Round of 16 on Sunday, No. 7-ranked Elena Rybakina takes on No. 14 Madison Keys.Rybakina secured a two-set victory over Dayana Yastremska (6-3, 6-4) in the Round of 32 in
World No. 7 Elena Rybakina has moved on from coach Goran Ivanisevic, ending a brief partnership that began in November.
The No. 6 seed missed multiple break points to seize the advantage in the third set and Keys profited to move into the quarterfinals.
On Tuesday tennis great Goran Ivanisevic announced the partnership between the pair was also coming to an end. Ivanisevic took to Instagram to confirm the pair had elected to go their separate ways following her Australian Open exit.
Goran Ivanisevic has announced that he will not continue working with Elena Rybakina in the wake of everything that has happened since the start of the year.
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has officially parted ways with coach Goran Ivanisevic after a brief stint lasting less than two months. The split comes after the return of her former coach,
Rybakina had announced on January 1 via social media that Stefano Vukov would be rejoining her team for the 2025 season.
Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, says she disagrees with the WTA Tour’s decision to provisionally suspend her longtime coach, Stefano Vukov, and reiterated that she never made a complaint about him.
Elena Rybakina didn't hide that she was frustrated over not having Stefano Vukov in her box during the Australian Open and also indicated that continuing her partnership with Goran Ivanisevic isn't set in stone. On Monday, the world No. 7 saw her run at Melbourne Park end in the round-of-16 after USA's Madison Keys handed her a 6-3 1-6 6-3 defeat.
Elena Rybakina exited the Australian Open, losing to Madison Keys in three sets. Rybakina’s controversial coach Stefano Vukov, re-hired after a suspension by the WTA, was not allowed on-site, adding to her challenges.
Abu Dhabi Open will see several talented WTA stars travel to the United Arab Emirates for one of the newer additions to the calendar, which is scheduled to run from February 3-8, 2025.