Goran Ivanisevic had multiple offers from top ATP & WTA players, but chose Elena Rybakina because of her potential & calm personality, ‘I think she can win more Slams’ “How did collaboration with Elena Rybakina come around?” Goran: “There were some other offers (Ivanisevic had multiple offers from top players both on WTA and ATP), but I think I chose the right one for me – because of Elena’s playing style and potential, but also because of her personality. Elena is calm and I can’t wait to get going. I think it’s going to be great.” “In what ways exactly do you feel Elena will suit you?” Goran: “I don’t know her too well personally, but my friend Zule is her fitness coach – we worked together with Tomas Berdych – 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’s for sure.” “Where do you feel you can contribute the most?” Goran: “Firstly, we need to get to know each other better. I won’t go too much into detail, but she’s got room for improvement in every aspect of the game. She can achieve better results. It’s going to be interesting. I know that many people found it odd and that people were surprised by our collaboration, but not me – I needed a U-turn after Novak. I won everything with Novak, so I am extremely looking forward to this new challenge. Honestly, during my time on the ATP Tour, I never pictured myself on the women’s tour, but I don’t see myself in men’s tennis at the moment.” “Not exactly your area of expertise, but Rybakina has been struggling a lot with sickness, allergies, these sort of things. How do you tackle all that?” Goran: “I 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’t succeed on both Tours!’” Source: tennismajors.com/wta-tour-ne…