Elena Rybakina joins elite with US Open title but questions remain over coach | Tumaini Carayol

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New world No 1’s relationship with her previously banned coach, Stefano Vukov, remains under spotlight despite her rise to the topIn the bitter aftermath of her straight-sets defeat by Elena Rybakina at the WTA Finals last November, an inconsolable Aryna Sabalenka walked over to her courtside player box and slumped into a chair. She had been completely overpowered by her opponent, a strange and unusual feeling for such a powerful player, and she was seething. Sabalenka eventually settled on a po