WTA bans Stefano Vukov, Elena Rybakina’s former coach, for one year after code of conduct investigation
New York TimesThe WTA Tour has banned Stefano Vukov, Elena Rybakina’s former coach, from coaching and from obtaining credentials for professional tennis events. Archer issued Vukov a three-page summary in which she stated that Vukov has violated the tour’s code of conduct by calling Rybakina “stupid” and telling her that without him she would “still be in Russia picking potatoes,” according to a source briefed on the investigation who has reviewed the letter and is in contact with Rybakina’s camp. GO DEEPER Elena Rybakina's former coach Stefano Vukov suspended by WTA under code of conduct investigation Vukov, who denied breaching the code of conduct, was already barred from obtaining a WTA coaching credential while under investigation. Two sources briefed on the WTA investigation into Vukov, who attended Rybakina’s events prior to the Australian Open, had described Ivanisevic as blindsided by Rybakina’s announcing that Vukov would return.
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