Elena Rybakina repeated in her Australian Open pre-tournament press convention that she was “by no means mistreated” by Stefano Vukov and likewise blasted Pam Shriver for making some claims when she even would not know her personally.
After the Kazakh tennis star returned the Croatian to her group final week, it was revealed that the WTA launched an investigation over attainable misconduct.
Nonetheless, it wasn’t the world No. 6 that filed a criticism to the WTA about Vukov’s habits however another person from the tennis world.
Shriver, who is likely one of the most outspoken critics of Rybakina’s partnership with the 37-year-old, did not cover on X that she was disenchanted over their reunion.
The 1976 US Open finalist could also be disenchanted that the 2 obtained again collectively however the Kazakh is annoyed that she remains to be not formally allowed to have the Croatian coach in her group – at the very least till the investigation concludes.
Rybakina slams Shriver: We do not know one another, it is unfair to make any feedback like that
“Properly, I get that one among coaches… However I am certain I do not know her personally. She by no means got here to me, by no means talked with me, however I do know her story. It is unhappy, but it surely doesn’t suggest different gamers going through the identical points,” the 25-year-old stated.
“Since she would not know me, I do not know her, I do not assume it is honest to make any feedback like that, particularly being an lively coach, being commentator, journalist, so on.”
Additionally, Rybakina underlined that she by no means made a single criticism about Vukov and that she wasn’t proud of how some had been portraying her collaboration with the 37-year-old.
“Properly, initially, like with the entire state of affairs, I do not wish to communicate a lot about what is going on to be subsequent. However undoubtedly, as I stated earlier than, I do not agree with lots of issues what WTA do within the sense of my relationship with Stefano,” the previous world No. 3 added.
In the meantime, Rybakina performs 16-year-old Australian Emerson Jones within the Australian Open first spherical.
