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.

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

Rybakina hired Ivanisevic ahead of last year's WTA Finals and they started working together in the off-season. But their partnership was marred when the Kazakh rehired her former coach, Stefano Vukov, and news broke that Vukov was suspended by the WTA pending investigation.

Elena Rybakina has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic after two 2025 events, he announced Tuesday. "After our trial period that finished with Australian Open, I wish Elena and her team the best of luck moving forward,

Elena Rybakina didn't hide that she was frustrated over not having Stefano Vukov in her box during the Australian Open and also indicated that continuing her partnership with Goran Ivanisevic isn't set in stone. On Monday, the world No. 7 saw her run at Melbourne Park end in the round-of-16 after USA's Madison Keys handed her a 6-3 1-6 6-3 defeat.

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.

Rybakina had announced on January 1 via social media that Stefano Vukov would be rejoining her team for the 2025 season.

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.

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