The former Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina, was allegedly bombed by “ more than 100 calls ” of his coach Stefano Vukov after having dismissed him before the United States Open last year, said a new report .
Vukov was temporarily suspended after having pretended to violate the code of conduct of Women’s Tennis Association.
An independent survey followed and the WTA confirmed a ban earlier this month, despite Vukov pleading its innocence and Rybakina denied any ill-treatment.
Vukov would have been informed on January 31 that he will have to serve a ban on one year of coaching after raping the WTA tour code.
The 37 -year -old Croatian would have been accused of “Mentally abusing” Rybakina, making her cry and harass her after being dismissed last year.
A new athletics report cited a confidential summary of three pages of the investigation sent to Vukov and Rybakina, with the CEO of WTA, Portia Archer, detailing her alleged violations of the code.
Elena Rybakina coach Stefano Vukov was banned by the WTA following an investigation
Rybakina, photographed at the US Open, announced that she had separated with Vukov before the tournament
Vukov would have tried to call Rybakina “more than 100 times” after her dismissal
Rybakina, Wimbledon 2022 champion, announced before US Open last year that she had separated from Vukov, who had led her from 2019.
‘Hello everyone. After 5 years, Stefano and I no longer work together, Rybakina wrote on Instagram. “I thank him for his work on the ground and I wish him all the best for the future. Thank you for all your support.
The report alleys that Vukov tried to convince Rybakina to bring him back as a coach and refused to leave the 25 -year -old hotel until he spoke with her.
Vukov would have tried to call Rybakina’s phone more than 100 times and sent him many text messages.
One of the representatives of the number seven in the world would have confronted Vukov, declaring that they were asked to obtain security to withdraw it from the hotel.
Rybakina continued to compete in the US Open, but withdrew from his second round match, citing injuries.
The WTA letter in Vukov also alleged that the coach had marked the world n ° 7 “ stupid and ‘delayed’ ‘and said that she would still be in Russia to pick potatoes “without him .
The director’s body cited a letter from Rybakina’s mother in Vukov asking him not to make his daughter cry, which would have led the Croat to refuse to train him during an event.
The Croatian coach denied any abuse after a WTA letter would have accused him of doing so
Rybakina, 25, employed Vukov, 37, as a coach for five years, raising from outside the Top 100 to the Wimbledon champion
The two denied any reprehensible act and would have been in a romantic relationship (photo after the final victory of Rybakina in 2022) in 2022)
The WTA, according to the report, said that “mental violence” of Vukov by Rybakina had manifested itself as “physical illness or other symptoms”.
Rybakina retired from several events during the 2024 season, citing the disease.
Archer’s letter said the pair had a toxic relationship and said there was growing evidence of a romantic relationship after staying in the same hotel room in Melbourne during the Australian Open From last month, despite its provisional suspension prohibiting contact.
Rybakina had announced the hiring of Goran Ivanisevic as his new coach in November, but confirmed on January 1 that Vukov would join the team.
Ivanisevic confirmed that he and Rybakina had separated following a “trial period” after the Australian Open, the Croatian would have been “blinded” by the return of Vukov.
Despite the WTA announcing the ban by Vukov, Rybakina became public with his opposition to punishment and insisted that he “never mistreated”.
Rybakina publicly opposed the ban on Vukov and insisted that the Croatian “ `never mistreated me ” ‘
Rybakina said she was `disappointed ” in the way the case was treated
Speaking Tuesday after his victory over Moyuka Uchijima from Japan in Dubai, Rybakina said ”Well, it’s not easy of course. As I said in previous press conferences, it is very disappointed with the way it was managed, just the result.
“But anyway, I have to focus on my tournament. This is what I try to do. Yeah, I hope I can continue to play, continue to win.
Last month, Vukov told athletics that he “ certainly had not abused anyone ” and that one would consider calling on the decision before a deadline of February 21.
Vukov would have organized Davide Sanguinetti Italian to train Rybakina during WTA events during her suspension.
