Stefano Vukov, the previous coach of world quantity 5 Elena Rybakina, will stay banned from the WTA Tour following an unbiased investigation into his behaviour in direction of the participant.
It was introduced in January that the Croat had been provisionally suspended after allegedly breaching the WTA’s Code of Conduct.
On Tuesday, the WTA – the governing physique of ladies’s tennis – confirmed Vukov’s ban had been upheld.
The 37-year-old has denied any wrongdoing and Rybakina has stated she was by no means mistreated by him.
Confirming the conclusion of the investigation to BBC Sport, the WTA added: “Following this course of, the suspension stays in place.
“To guard the confidentiality and integrity of the investigation and its findings, the WTA is not going to present additional particulars. We stay dedicated to making sure that every one issues are dealt with in a good and goal method in accordance with the WTA Code of Conduct.”
It will not specify how lengthy Vukov can be banned for and it’s not identified which a part of the WTA’s code he has damaged.
Vukov can enchantment in opposition to the choice.
The choice means Rybakina will be unable to convey Vukov again on to her workforce – one thing she hoped to do firstly of the 12 months.
BBC Sport has approached Vukov for remark.
