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<\/picture>Ivanisevic on why he likes Rybakina and his major prediction<\/h2>\n
After his collaboration with Djokovic resulted in 12 Grand Slams, the 53-year-old didn\u2019t lack offers from top players across the ATP and WTA Tours. But he didn\u2019t rush into accepting any of those offers. And since he is a big fan of Rybakina\u2019s tennis and her personality, the former world No. 2 didn\u2019t think much what to do when the 2022 Wimbledon champion reached out to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were some other offers, but I think I chose the right one for me \u2013 because of Elena\u2019s playing style and potential, but also because of her personality. Elena is calm and I can\u2019t wait to get going. I think it\u2019s going to be great,\u201d Ivanisevic said.<\/p>\n
When asked how he could help Rybakina elevate her game to a new level, the Croatian noted that he had a similar game-style so he understands perfectly on what her game is based. Then, the 2001 Wimbledon winner made it clear that he believes the 25-year-old is capable of adding more Slams to her collection.<\/p>\n
After winning Wimbledon in 2022, the Kazakh tennis star also finished as runner-up at the 2023 Australian Open.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know her too well personally, but my friend Zule is her fitness coach \u2013 we worked together with Tomas Berdych \u2013 and the word around the Tour generally is that she is a great person. Game-wise, she has got a big serve, tall, strong hitter who plays aggressively, she won Wimbledon just like me. I feel I can teach her something. I mean, she is already No 5 in the world, but I think she can win more Slams, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Ivanisevic explained.<\/p>\n Although the 25-year-old has been one of the best players on the WTA Tour over the last two years, it is not a secret that she has often been sidelined due to an injury or an illness. And since the Kazakh has still managed to achieve big success, some wonder what could happen if she managed to stay healthy for a longer period of time.<\/p>\n Asked about Rybakina\u2019s health struggles, Ivanisevic noted that he will try to crack down why it has been happening and then try to resolve it.<\/p>\n \u201cI am sure there is a reason behind all that. When I dive in deeper into the whole process, then I will know more. But you know what they say: Screw the coach who can\u2019t succeed on both Tours!\u201d the former Croatian tennis star said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the world No. 5 was all ecstatic when announcing her new coaching addition, calling him \u201ca great champion\u201d and admitting that she was very excited about the collaboration.<\/p>\n \u201cReally looking forward to this partnership. I think he\u2019s a great champion and he has so much experience. I\u2019m really looking forward to start (to work with him). Yeah, for me was important to get better. Of course, with the help of the agents we connected and just decided to start working. So I\u2019m really looking forward,\u201d Rybakina said in Riyadh.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Kazakh picked up defeats to Jasmine Paolini and Zheng Qinwen in her first two matches at the WTA Finals and no has no chance of reaching the semifinal. On Wednesday, Rybakina will conclude her run in Riyadh by taking on Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a9 Goran Ivanisevic\/Instagram \u2013 Fair Use Goran Ivanisevic says he needed \u201csomething different\u201d after working with Novak Djokovic, and when Elena Rybakina contacted him, he felt it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Coach](\"https:\/\/www.tennisworldusa.org\/world\/media\/small\/image155264.webp)
<\/picture>Ivanisevic on Rybakina\u2019s injury and health struggles<\/h2>\n