Elena Rybakina was just lately requested in regards to the presence of controversial coach Stefano Vukov in her box on the 2025 US Open. In response, the Kazakh denied having “any points” with Vukov. Nevertheless, the previous No. 3’s reply did not go down properly with a number of tennis followers.

For a very long time, Vukov’s strategy to teaching Rybakina has been questioned by quite a few outstanding names in tennis comparable to Pam Shriver and Rennae Stubbs. In line with the Croatian coach’s critics, he has repeatedly resorted to verbal abuse in direction of the Kazakh. Vukov has additionally served a ban, which was just lately lifted, permitting him to be current in Rybakina’s box at tournaments.

Following her 6-1, 6-2 demolition of Emma Raducanu in the third spherical of the 2025 US Open, Elena Rybakina was quizzed about Stefano Vukov being in her box on the harcourt Main. The 2022 Wimbledon champion answered:

“I by no means had any points with him. For me it’s simply good to see him in the box. We all the time had good communication.”

Most tennis followers on X (previously Twitter) may hardly imagine Rybakina’s response, given the intense allegations of abuse towards Vukov and the latest ban he was compelled to serve by the WTA.

“OK, she is in complete denial 😑😑,” one fan wrote.

“So that you simply fired him for no motive?? So your sister, dad and mom and associates have disappeared for no motive…. unbelievable,” commented another, referring to the transient cut up between the 2 spanning late final yr and early 2025.

“What a load of crap! Why is not her sis in her box anymore??,” one questioned.

“Again in her box and in addition her mattress….,” stated one fan.

“He’ll go away her with out a coin on the finish of her profession, that day she is going to get up,” another added.

“This terrible man will need to have some leverage on her and her household. He as soon as mentioned that if it wasn’t for him, she could be in the fields selecting potatoes,” weighed in yet another fan.

Elena Rybakina to battle fellow Wimbledon champion in US Open 4R

Elena Rybakina’s third-spherical win over Emma Raducanu on the 2025 US Open helped her arrange a fourth-spherical assembly towards Marketa Vondrousova, who, towards all odds, received the ladies’s singles title on the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

The Kazakh and the Czech’s head-to-head stands at 1-1, with their maiden encounter, relationship again to 2021, going the way in which of the latter, and their second assembly in 2023 being received by the previous.

The winner of the match will go on to face both Aryna Sabalenka or Cristina Bucsa in the quarterfinals.