Andy Roddick is very high on the Elena Rybakina and Goran Ivanisevic partnership as the American tennis legend thinks this is a great fit tennis-wise but also personality-wise.
In case you missed it, the 2022 Wimbledon champion dropped a bombshell during her pre-tournament presser at the WTA Finals, revealing to reporters that she hired Novak Djokovic’s former long-time coach.
After stunningly ending her five-year partnership with Stefano Vukov at the US Open, the Kazakh tennis star disappeared for some time and didn’t play any events during the Asian swing. While nothing was officially confirmed, there were reports indicating that Rybakina was working with coaches from the Kazakh Tennis Federation when she decided to hit the practice court again.
And just like many others, Roddick was also left surprised by the news. But after thinking about it, he quickly realized that it made so much sense for the world No. 5 to make that move.
“I was surprised but I shouldn’t have been. I think we’ve become a little narrow-minded when Goran’s only working with men. So we didn’t have his name in the conversation, but if you think about it, past my own ignorance, both big servers who can hit all spots on the court,” the 2003 US Open champion said on Tennis Channel.
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