Pam Shriver, one of the best doubles players in history, criticized the way coach Stefano Vukov reacted to the matches played by his student Olena Rybakina at the Australian Open 2023. Soon, the post of the legend of American tennis was shared by numerous media. outlets, the reigning Wimbledon champion posted a message on Instagram.
Pam Shriver criticized Stefano Vukov, Olena Rybakina’s trainer
“As I watch Rybakina try to win her second major in 7 months, I hope she finds a coach who will talk to her and treat her with respect at ALL times and never settle for less” – Pam Shriver on Twitter on Thursday during the Rybakin-Azarenka match.
At the age of 60, Shriver has collected 21 major titles in her career: 7 at the Australian Open, 4 at Roland Garros, 5 at Wimbledon and 5 at the US Open.
In 1984, Pam accomplished the incredible feat of winning all four Grand Slam titles.
As I watch Rybakina try to win her second major in 7 months, I hope she finds a coach who talks to her and treats her with respect at ALL times and never accepts anything less.
— Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) January 28, 2023
Olena Rybakina defends Stefano Vukov: “Ignore fake news”
Rybakina said that she gets along very well with her coach and he helped her achieve excellent results at Grand Slam tournaments.
“After a great Australian Open, I saw some disturbing comments on social media about the behavior of my coach, Stefano Vukov. I want to clear up any misunderstandings.
Stefano believed in me years earlier than others. Together, we strategized how I could achieve big results and his methods can be seen in my Grand Slam success.
He is a passionate coach with extensive knowledge of tennis. Unlike the people who make these comments, he knows me very well as a person and as an athlete. Those who know me well know that I will never accept a coach who does not respect me and all of our hard work.
I can be quiet on the pitch and in general, but inside I am a competitive athlete who wants to achieve big results and Stefano has helped me a lot with that. So please ignore any fake news to the contrary” – Olena Rybakina on Instagram.
Olena Rybakina was defeated by Aryna Sabalenko in the final of the Australian Open 2023 (4-6, 6-3, 6-4). Earlier, the athlete representing Kazakhstan triumphed at Wimbledon-2022 (3-6, 6-2, 6-2 against Tunisian Ons Jabeur).
Dmytro Tursunov says Pam Shriver has no idea what she’s talking about
Dmytro Tursunov, who coached important names from the WTA circuit (Olena Vesnina, Arina Sabalenko, Anette Kontaveit and Emma Redukana), asked the legendary doubles player to apologize to Vukov.
“You have no idea what you’re talking about, and you should at least publicly apologize to a man who is a great coach in every sense of the word. You’ll be lucky to ever reach that level, and every player is lucky to have someone like him in their corner.
A man is devoted to his player with all his body and soul. It’s a pity that you have proven countless times that you are incapable of seeing anything but gestures” – Dmytro Tursunov on Twitter.
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