Elena Rybakin, the world seventh Elena Rybakin, said she was “disappointed” by the WTA decision to support the ban on her former coach Stefan Vukov after an independent investigation into his behavior against the player.
In January it was announced that Croat was temporarily suspended after the alleged violation of the WTA behavior code.
On Tuesday WTA – the control body of female tennis – Confirmed that Vukov’s prohibition has been confirmed.
“I am just disappointed by the situation and how the process went. I will not comment more, ”she said 25 years after her victory over Rebecca Sramkova on Katar Open on Wednesday.
“I focus on my matches and when I go to court, I only think about how I need to play.
“It’s not the best time but I want to play the best as possible.”
The WTA did not indicate how long it will be forbidden by Vukov, and it is not known which part of the code has broken.
But the way he spoke to her – in tournaments and outside the court – came under control.
The 37-year-old helped Rybakine win Wimbledon in 2022, but their five-year partnership ended the days before the US Opened in August.
The WTA decision means that Rybakina will not be able to bring Vuk’s back to her team – something she hoped to do at the beginning of the year.
Vukov denies any offenses and said last month athletics that “never abused anyone” while Rybakina also said at this year’s Australian Open she has I have never given “no complaints” About Vukov.
The WTA has not provided details of the length of the suspension, but Vukov may appeal against the decision.
Rybakina briefly worked with former coach Novak Djokovic Goran Ivanisevic on a test basis, but after the fourth round of departure to the Australian Open left his team.
