'i Never Had Any Issues' - Rybakina Glad To Have Suspended Coach Back

US Open title hopeful Elena Rybakina says she is gladsome to person coach Stefano Vukov backmost successful her squad aft he was precocious banned for his behaviour towards her.

The 38-year-old Croat was suspended earlier this year aft breaching nan WTA's Code of Conduct.

Vukov has denied immoderate wrongdoing and 26-year-old Rybakina has said she was ne'er mistreated by him.

He is moving pinch nan 2022 Wimbledon champion again having successfully appealed against nan suspension and returned to his domiciled earlier this month.

"I ne'er had immoderate issues pinch him, truthful for maine it's conscionable bully to spot him successful nan box," said Rybakina, who plays Czech Marketa Vondrousova successful nan 4th information successful New York connected Sunday.

"We evidently person bully connection and we ne'er had [an] issue."

Rybakina worked pinch Vukov from being a teen and he helped nan world number 10 declare her sole Grand Slam title astatine nan All England Club.

Shortly earlier past year's US Open, Rybakina announced she had ended nan partnership.

She appointed Novak Djokovic's erstwhile coach Goran Ivanisevic astatine nan commencement of this twelvemonth but nan little spell ended aft nan Australian Open - starring to Vukov's eventual return.

Concerns person been raised astir Vukov's behaviour towards Rybakina complete nan past fewer seasons - astir notably from coach and commentator Pam Shriver., external

The mode successful which he said to her connected and disconnected tribunal astatine tournaments has travel nether scrutiny.

Rybakina, speaking astatine nan Australian Open successful January, said she ne'er made "any complaints" astir Vukov, adding: "I don't work together pinch a batch of things nan WTA do successful nan consciousness of my narration pinch Stefano."

Vukov challenged nan WTA's determination to rumor nan suspension and it was lifted aft a proceeding successful beforehand of an independent tribunal.

Following nan appeal, nan WTA told BBC Sport it is "fully committed to providing a safe and respectful situation for each athletes and different participants".

The governing assemblage added: "While lawsuit specifications stay confidential, we tin corroborate that Mr Vukov is eligible to person credentials astatine WTA events. We will not beryllium commenting further."

With Vukov backmost successful her corner, Rybakina reached nan US Open 4th information for nan first clip successful her profession aft impressively beating Britain's Emma Raducanu connected Friday.

Rybakina says she is emotion happier and healthier aft overcoming insomnia, nan slumber upset which has troubled her successful nan past 2 years.

The rumor led to her immune strategy breaking down and she decided to return an extended break from nan WTA Tour astatine nan extremity of past season.

After withdrawing earlier her 2024 US Open second-round lucifer because of illness, Rybakina did not play again until November.

"Now it's overmuch amended and I person nary issues, truthful I'm beautiful happy," she added.

"I deliberation we are managing and getting person to wherever I want to be, physically besides doing, I think, a beautiful bully job. Of course, it's not overmuch clip betwixt tournaments, but wide I'm happy pinch really nan activity is going correct now.

"Things successful nan container decidedly helps a lot, and I deliberation it's important erstwhile nan full squad tin support you."