Respect ban on Elena's coach, says Swiatek

Iga Swiatek believes the WTA's decision to ban Elena Rybakina's coach Stefano Vukov for breaching the tour's code of conduct should be respected and the process behind it should be trusted.

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Last week, the WTA announced that the independent investigation into Vukov's potential breach of the code has concluded and that his suspension "remains in place". The tour did not reveal the length of the suspension, nor the specific code of conduct that was breached.

However, sources told The Athletic that Vukov was reported for verbally abusing Rybakina, who has denied such claims and has repeatedly said she is against the WTA's decision. The former Wimbledon champion said earlier in February that she was still in contact with Vukov and has spent time with him, and her new coach Davide Sanguinetti, during a training block in Dubai.

"I guess everybody needs to respect the decision because we need to trust that the whole process was made with the right rules," world No. 2 Swiatek told reporters at the Dubai Championship on Feb 16.