Elena Rybakina announces Goran Ivanisevic as new coach
Elena Rybakina announces Goran Ivanisevic as new coach
"Goran Ivanisevic will be" my new coach". This was announced by Elena Rybakina on the eve of the WTA Finals scheduled to take place in Riyadh: the Russian tennis player, a naturalized Kazakhstani, will be Jasmine Paolini’s first opponent in Saudi Arabia.
Rybakina said she feels she is at the beginning of "a new phase of my career". As for Ivanisevic, long Novak Djokovic's coach until last spring, he stressed that "è a great champion, he has a lot of experience”.
“I can't wait to start,” Rybakina continued, “We got in touch thanks to the agents's help and decided to start working together. I certainly wanted to work with him, and I am sure he did too”.
“For me è interesting, I want to learn. It will beà a new thing, I am very happy, we will see how it will go". Ivanisevic will followà Rybakina starting with winter preparation for the 2025 season.