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

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.

Vukov had been provisionally suspended from coaching while under investigation; Rybakina maintains that he “never mistreated” her.

The WTA has upheld the suspension of Stefano Vukov, former coach of Elena Rybakina, after an investigation into a potential conduct breach. Despite Rybakina's defense of Vukov, who denies wrongdoing,

Elena Rybakina has confirmed she is working with former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Davide Sanguinetti following her split from Goran Ivanisevic. The world No. 5 was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round during her only Grand Slam alongside Ivanisevic after appointing the Croatian on a trial basis in November.

Davide Sanguinetti has confirmed Elena Rybakina's plan is to move forward with two coaches and that he gladly accepted to work alongside Stefano Vukov. After the Kazakh's plans to return Vukov to her team were revealed just before the Australian Open,

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 upheld the suspension of Stefano Vukov, former coach of Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, following an independent investigation into a potential code of conduct breach. Although Rybakina disagreed with the suspension,