Elena Rybakina’s coach Stefano Vukov remains banned by WTA after investigation - Concerns have been raised over several years regarding Vukov’s behaviour towards the former Wimbledon champion.

After a WTA investigation, Stefano Vukov has been banned from coaching due to abuse against his former client Elena Rybakina.

LONDON (AP) — The suspension of Elena Rybakina's former coach Stefano Vukov “remains in place," the WTA Tour said Tuesday after confirming it had completed its investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct.

Elena Rybakina admitted that she was "disappointed" with how the WTA handled the Stefano Vukov situation and the verdict they made. On Tuesday, the news broke out that the Kazakh's coach was found guilty of breaching the WTA's conduct policy and that his ban was upheld.

Elena Rybakina has broken her silence after the WTA confirmed her coach Stefano Vukov would remain banned. At the beginning of the year, it emerged that Vukov had been provisionally suspended while the WTA investigated a potential breach of the Code of Conduct. The coach denied any wrongdoing.

Elena Rybakina's former coach Stefano Vukov will continue to be suspended from being a coach on the WTA Tour as the investigation into his alleged Code of Conduct violations has concluded.

The WTA Tour has banned Stefano Vukov from coaching Elena Rybakina at tournaments, and some shocking details from the investigation into the Croatian’s behaviour have been revealed. Rybakina and Vukov worked together for over five years until they parted ways in August last year.