By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennisnow | Monday, February 3 2025
Photo Credit: Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open Facebook
Elena Rybakina Nanet protecting her title Abu Dhabi this week with a new coach in her box.
World no. 5 Rybakina has added Italian veteran Davide sangunetti for her training staff.
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52-year-old Sanguinetti previously trained Dinara Safi, Vince Spadea AND Nakashima.
Employment comes a few weeks after Rybakina and former -coach Goran Ivanisevic split after she rehabilitated her coach for a long time Stefano Vukov Back to her team. Vukov was not given a WTA training credential as he is still serving a suspension for violating the tour code of behavior.
The former champion of Wimbledon Rybakina has torn the tournament for its treatment of coach Vukov’s issue.
“I don’t know much. It’s a situation I’m not happy with,” Rybakina AFP told. “But it’s what it is, but for now, I don’t know much.
“I think protection is important, but the case with what happened to us, I don’t think it’s well treated.”
Former Ucla Sanguinetti’s stance defeated the famous Roger Federer in the 2002 Milan final and continued to defeat Andy Roddick in the Delray Beach Open final.
Former Wimbledon Sanguinetti’s factory also owns a career win over David Nalbandian and Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
