Another change is happening in Elena Rybakina's team as her long-time fitness coach Azuz Simcich is also leaving her team. Over the past couple of months, the 2022 Wimbledon champion has made several changes to her team.

Vukov had been provisionally suspended from coaching while under investigation; Rybakina maintains that he “never mistreated” her.

After a WTA investigation, Stefano Vukov has been banned from coaching due to abuse against his former client Elena Rybakina.

Rennae Stubbs claims Stefano Vukov threatened to take legal action against her after she publicly called him out for the way he coaches Elena Rybakina. For years, there had been complaints about the 37-year-old coach's behavior, with some even alleging that he was abusive towards the Kazakh tennis star.

Elena Rybakina has made a lot of headlines since the start of the 2025 season, not due to her performance but because of coach Stefano Vukov. The WTA has now banned the Croatian coach, and if reports are to be believed, then he will remain suspended for ...

Last week, the WTA confirmed they were upholding a ban on Elena Rybakina’s long-term coach. Stefano Vukov had previously been provisionally suspended pending an investigation into a breach of ...

The former Wimbledon champion feels isolated after the WTA Tour opted to keep the suspension of her former coach in place earlier this month.

(AP Photo/Manish Swarup) LONDON (AP) — The suspension of Elena Rybakina’s former coach Stefano Vukov “remains in place,” the WTA Tour said Tuesday after confirming it had completed its investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct.

In the Round of 16 at the WTA Dubai, UAE on Wednesday, Elena Rybakina (ranked No. 7) takes on another top-10 competitor in Paula Badosa (No. 10).Rybakina earned a two-set win over Moyuka Uchijima