Goran Ivanisevic, the former coach of top player Novak Djokovic, has teamed up with Elena Rybakina and he thinks the Kazakhstani athlete has every chance to ‘win more Slams.’
Having exclusively worked for ATP Tour players, including the 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic for five years, the coach has backed his new student to add more majors to her collection titles.
Ivanisevic admitted: “Game-wise, she has got a big serve, tall, strong hitter who plays aggressively. She won Wimbledon just like me.”
He added: “I feel I can teach her something. I mean, she is already No. 5 in the world, but I think she can win more Slams, that’s for sure.”
Rybakina is currently ranked No. 5 in the world and has already won a Wimbledon title in 2022. However, her performance at Grand Slam events needed improvement and she has only advanced to one final, which was the Australian Open in 2023. She also lost in the Wimbledon semi-finals earlier this year.
The coach further said: “She can achieve better results. It’s going to be interesting. I know that many people found it odd and that people were surprised by our collaboration, but not me – I needed a U-turn after Novak…. I won everything with Novak, so I am extremely looking forward to this new challenge.
“Honestly, during my time on the ATP Tour, I never pictured myself on the women’s tour, but I don’t see myself in men’s tennis at the moment,” he said.
Source: Eurosport