Rybakina hits back again at misinformation surrounding coach Stefano Vukov: “They don’t know me at all, and they don’t know my team”

Elena Rybakina has once again pushed back against the criticism of her coach Vukov claiming that all of those speaking don't know her or her team.

Rybakina's coach Vukov became a talking point in the world of tennis due to his attitude at the Australian Open being questioned by several former players. The criticism continued even after Rybakina came out with an Instagram post backing her coach. It seems like she's getting fed up with it as she once again dismissed it openly:

“Unfortunately, the internet is a big thing and someone can make a comment without thinking and then people just pick it up and make a mess. A few people made some comments; they don’t know me at all, and they don’t know my team, which I was really surprised by because if there are any problems, you can always come and talk with me directly. But people decided to post it on the internet so I kind of showed the reality, that everything is fine and everybody needs to stay in their places and not mix up.”

She continued:

"If you see me just like on the court, you don’t know what’s happening around and it’s quite a lot. Even if I look calm, of course, I always talk with my coach, it’s just not the moment, of course during a match I will just listen. Sometimes I really need energy because I’m quite calm and I can be so much thinking about myself, and focusing on myself during the match, so I need something quick to understand what’s happening around. He helps me a lot. We have open dialogues, and we’ve worked already for four years. Sometimes I have bad days but people might not see it. And of course, when we work on the court I respect him a lot, I’m trying to listen and get all the information I can.”