Soon after Rybakina’s three-set round of 16 loss to Madison Keys at the Australian Open, she parted ways with Coach Goran Ivanisevic.
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Goran Ivanisevic’s brief stint as 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s coach is over now that she is out of the Australian Open.
Rybakina hired Ivanisevic ahead of last year's WTA Finals and they started working together in the off-season. But their partnership was marred when the Kazakh rehired her former coach, Stefano Vukov, and news broke that Vukov was suspended by the WTA pending investigation.
Goran Ivanisevic has quit as Elena Rybakina ’s coach after her exit from the Australian Open. His departure comes in the wake of Rybakina’s previous coach, Stefano Vukov, rejoining her team.
The No. 6 seed missed multiple break points to seize the advantage in the third set and Keys profited to move into the quarterfinals.
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.
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.
Elena Rybakina exited the Australian Open, losing to Madison Keys in three sets. Rybakina’s controversial coach Stefano Vukov, re-hired after a suspen
Elena Rybakina has discussed her coaching situation and given an update on her injury after losing to Madison Keys at the 2025 Australian Open. The 2022 Wimbledon champion fell 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 to world No 14 Keys in the fourth round at Melbourne Park.
She will next play Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-1 earlier on Jan 20. Read more at straitstimes.com.