I’m really looking forward to this partnership,” Elena Rybakina said last year while appointing Novak Djokovic's ex-trainer Goran Ivanisevic as her new coach. The post Australian Open 2025: Elena Rybakina Confirms Goran Ivanisevic Role in the Team While Avoiding Talk on Ex-Trainer appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Elena Rybakina cruised past 16-year-old Aussie Emerson Jones in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday. It was the sixth seed’s first victory under her new coach, Goran Ivanisevic, who previously worked with Novak Djokovic.

Goran Ivanisevic has spoken for the first time since the bombshell news dropped about Elena Rybakina deciding to rehire Stefano Vukov as a coach despite dropping him last year and hiring the former coach of Novak Djokovic.

Wimbledon champion was reportedly blindsided by the news that Rybakina planned to restore Vukov, who is serving a provisional suspension, to her coaching team.

Goran Ivanisevic has spoken out after it emerged that the WTA had provisionally suspended Elena Rybakina's other coach, Stefano Vukov. Rybakina split with Vukov ahead of the US Open last August.

Elena Rybakina's new coach Goran Ivanisevic made his debut appearance in the Kazakh player's box during her dominant first-round victory at the 2025 Australian Open. The seasoned Croatian coach's ...

The first Kazakhstani tennis player to win a major tournament, Elena Rybakina is a powerhouse of the game with her sights set on becoming world number one. When tennis professionals travel to the ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina said on Saturday she had not complained about her former coach Stefano Vukov before his provisional suspension by the ...

Elena Rybakina is a former finalist at the Australian Open. She competed in the final in 2023 when Aryna Sabalenka won her maiden Grand Slam trophy.

Elena Rybakina appears a major doubt for her last-16 match at the Australian Open after overcoming injury to beat Dayana Yastremska. The 25-year-old came through 6-3 6-4, benefiting from 37 ...

The Kazakh tennis star feels good about the season ahead of her. Already ranked among the top 10 players in the world, the Wimbledon champ is ready to keep moving up. When tennis professionals ...

Three-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev allowed his frustrations to boil over in a Melbourne Park meltdown before advancing to the second round on Tuesday, while Taylor Fritz made a strong start in his bid to end a 22-year Grand Slam drought for American men.