The 2022 Wimbledon champion worked with Vukov for quite some time, during which she came out on top for her most memorable significant championship and crested at No. 3 in the WTA rankings.
Elena Rybakina shared via web-based entertainment Thursday that she had headed out in different directions from long-lasting mentor Stefano Vukov in front of the 2024 US Open.
“Hi Everybody, following 5 years, Stefano and I are done cooperating,” she posted on her Instagram stories. “I say thanks to him for his work on-court and want him to enjoy all that life has to offer for what’s in store. Much obliged to you for your help.”
Rybakina has worked with Vukov all through her ascent up the WTA rankings, bringing home the 2022 Wimbledon Titles and wrapping sprinter up at the 2023 Australian Open.
Vukov’s instructing style pulled in analysis from fans and individual mentors, including Lobby of Famer Pam Shriver, who presently mentors Olympic silver medalist Donna Vekic.
“I want to believe that she finds a mentor who talks and approaches her with deference consistently and never accepts anything less,” Shriver tweeted back in 2023.
The previous world No. 3 answered with a vociferous guard of her then-mentor on own web-based entertainment, guaranteeing, “[Vukov] is an enthusiastic mentor, with a ton of information around tennis. Not at all like individuals that are offering these remarks, he has extraordinary information about me personally and as a competitor. The people who realize me well, won’t realize that I could ever acknowledge a mentor that didn’t regard me and all our persistent effort.
“I might hush up on court and by and large, however inside me is a serious competitor that needs to accomplish extraordinary things and Stefano has helped me significantly along these lines. So if it’s not too much trouble, dismiss any phony news running against the norm,” she closed, adding the hashtag “#factcheckplease”
Rybakina, who arrived at the elimination rounds of Wimbledon recently, has not declared a substitution mentor. The Kazakh is booked to play her most memorable round at the US Open against Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava.
