Goran Ivanisevic’s brief stint as 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s coach is over now that she is out of the Australian Open

Elena Rybakina exited the Australian Open, losing to Madison Keys in three sets. Rybakina’s controversial coach Stefano Vukov, re-hired after a suspension by the WTA, was not allowed on-site, adding to her challenges.

Goran Ivanisevic has quit as Elena Rybakina ’s coach after her exit from the Australian Open. His departure comes in the wake of Rybakina’s previous coach, Stefano Vukov, rejoining her team.

On Tuesday tennis great Goran Ivanisevic announced the partnership between the pair was also coming to an end. Ivanisevic took to Instagram to confirm the pair had elected to go their separate ways following her Australian Open exit.

Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, says she disagrees with the WTA Tour’s decision to provisionally suspend her longtime coach, Stefano Vukov, and reiterated that she never made a complaint about him.

Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic says he will not continue coaching world number six Elena Rybakina after the Australian Open.

Goran Ivanisevic said he has ended his short stint as coach of former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina after the Kazakh went out in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Goran Ivanisevic has confirmed his short stint as Elena Rybakina’s coach is over following the Kazakh’s exit from the 2025 Australian Open. Rybakina appointed Ivanisevic as her new coach at the end of the 2024 campaign having parted ways with former coach Stefano Vukov in August.