Rybakina without peace. WTA confirms the suspension of her coach Vukov

There is no peace for Elena Rybakina. The WTA has in fact confirmed that Stefano Vukov, coach of the number five in the world, paired with Davide Sanguinetti, will remain excluded from the tour following an independent investigation on his behavior towards the player. In January it was announced that Vukov had been provisionally suspended after presumably violating the WTA conduct code, a disqualification that has been confirmed now by the same association. The thirty -seven year old denied any offense and Rybakina said he had never been mistreated by him, so much so as to resume him as a coach, effectively removing Goran Ivanisevic, who just before the Off Season had taken Vukov’s place. “Following this process, the suspension remains in force -explained the WTA in a note -to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the survey and its results, no further details will be provided. We are committed to ensuring that all The issues are managed fairly and objectively, in accordance with the code of conduct “.

accusations

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It is not specified how long Vukov will be disqualified and it is not known exactly which part of the WTA code broke. The case starts from the external complaints, relating to alleged verbal aggressions of Vukov to the player, as revealed by the NY Times, with the administrator of the WTA Portia Archer who would have given the coach a 3 -page long document containing his violations. In that document, according to the Times, there are also heavy accusations, against Vukov, who would have defined Rybakina “stupid” for example, saying that without him it would be “still in Russia to collect potatoes”, then making it cry more occasions with psychological abuse. A “toxic” relationship would have called it the WTA itself, which also speaks openly of a possible sentimental relationship between the two. Very probable that Vukov will appeal, but this decision at least for the moment implies that Rybakina cannot get back his old coach in the team around the tournaments. A truly paradoxical situation, the one that the Wimbledon 2022 champion is experiencing: she herself said to the Australian Open last month that she had never done “any complaints” on Vukov, clearly saying that she does not agree with WTA with This investigation.

teenager

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Rybakina worked with Vukov since she was a teenager and he helped her conquer her first Grand Slam. The relationship between the two ended last year but then the Kazakh tennis player changed his mind, just as he was starting to work with Ivanisevic. However, Rybakina continues to work with Vukov, with Davide Sanguinetti’s new entry by his side, who said he was very ready to collaborate with the Croatian coach.