Goran Ivanisevic reveals his two early targets for partnership with Elena Rybakina are making the Kazakh extra prepared to go to the online but additionally displaying a bit extra emotion on the court docket.
Earlier than the world No. 6 took half within the World Tennis League between December 19-22, she spent a month working together with her new coach in Dubai.
On Friday, in addition they formally kicked off their partnership on the WTA Tour because the Kazakh ousted Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2 6-3 on the United Cup.
In the course of the match, Ivanisevic was interviewed on Tennis Channel and requested if there was something particular he was engaged on with Rybakina.
“A little bit on the serve. Trying to push her to come to the net more. She has a big game and can finish the point much earlier than she was usually doing. It’s a process. She needs to put in her head that she can play more aggressively, come to the net, and finish some points with the volleys,” the 2001 Wimbledon champion mentioned on Tennis Channel.
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Ivanisevic: I need Rybakina to be extra emotional however I do not need to see her breaking rackets
The Croatian, who labored with Novak Djokovic for six years and heard it from the Serb quite a few occasions when issues weren’t going effectively on the court docket, additionally shared that he want to see the 25-year-old present extra emotion on the court docket – however not in excessive methods.
“Positively not going to see her breaking rackets, however hopefully, she does present extra emotion. She’s a really totally different individual and really calm. However l’ve been attempting to place some emotion and I feel it’ll assist her recreation,” Ivanisevic famous.
Rybakina, who turns 26 in June, has by no means been one to show a lot emotion or response throughout matches.
It will likely be fascinating to see if Ivanisevic can change that, at the very least a bit.
