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Fresh start for Rybakina with Goran as coach
Goran Ivanisevic will be in the coaching box from next season for fellow former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina, the Kazakh announced on Friday.
Ivanisevic was cut loose last spring after six years with ex-no. 1 Novak Djokovic, who reorganised his support team.
Now Ivanisevic will make a new start within weeks with the troubled Rybakina, who split with her former mentor Stefano Vukov under unclear circumstances.
The player later accused the ex-coach of causing “psychological problems” through what she called repeated insults to her.
Former WTA No. 3 Rybakina has played little since a Wimbledon semi-final, withdrawing from event after event with apparent injury issues.
She has not competed since handing in a US Open second-round walkover and dropping from sight in late August.
The new coaching partnership is due to begin in the off season before starting 2025 in Australia.