The Vice President of the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation, Dias Doskaraev, revealed that Lovro Zovko is the most likely candidate to become Elena Rybakina’s coach for the rest of the 2024 season. The captain of the Kazakhstan National team Yuri Shcukin will also help the World No. 5 as she looks to return to action for the season’s finale.
Three days before the US Open began, the 25-year-old declared that she and her long-time coach Stefan Vukov were no longer together. Working together since 2019, the Croat had assisted the Kazakh in winning all eight of her trophies, including the Wimbledon Championship in 2022.But according to Russian writer Sofya Tartakova, Rybakina’s withdrawals had more to do with psychological problems than worries about physical harm. The tennis community took notice of this news quite seriously.
The Kazakh withdrew from her second-round match at the US Open and has since been out of action. She has yet to announce a coach.
Dias Doskaraev, the vice president of the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation, said that Lovro Zovko would likely be Elena Rybakina’s coach for the rest of the 2024 season. Zovko has also been a longtime member of the Kazakh’s coaching team.
Doskaraev also revealed that the search for her new coach was underway. He also added that the Kazakhstan National team’s captain Yuri Schukin would aid Rybakina.
