Amid outrage over WTA’s bizarre experiment, Serena Williams’ former coach backs Elena Rybakina as blatant injustice rears its ugly head

One of the top seeds Elena Rybakina criticized the WTA again! But this time the focus isn’t on late-night games or schedule. The 2022 Wimbledon champion has clashed with the WTA over recent concerns over the upcoming WTA 500 event in Tokyo. While the Kazakhstan star may have started this fight alone, she has now found support within the tennis community.

Recently, Serena Williams’ former coach Rene Stubbs backed the world’s fifth-ranked tennis star and made it clear who the WTA might be pitting against the top-seeded tennis player.

Serena Williams’ former coach backs Elena Rybakina’s stance against WTA

Most recently, the 24-year-old tennis star was at loggerheads with the WTA over the introduction of performance byes at the upcoming Japan Open. The Kazakh tennis player was clearly unhappy with the decision-making process after being awarded a draw for the tournament. She expressed concern that she was not given the privilege of a bye in the starting lineup despite being ranked fifth.

Rybakina wrote sarcastically on social media, “Goodbye show. Thanks for changing the rules at the last minute. Great decision as always @wta.”

Even though she was seeded higher than Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia, she was shocked to see them get a bye in the first round. However, she will target Linda Noskova from the beginning.

Serena Williams’ former coach took to her Twitter account to share her thoughts on the controversy. she wrote, “I agree with Rybakina 100%! You choose your own schedule. “You know what you’re risking, and seeded players shouldn’t be hurt by not playing the week before. “

As well as the former Australian tennis player, tennis influencer Rachel Stuhlmann has also backed the former Wimbledon champion in the ongoing Tokyo draw controversy.

Tennis influencer Rachel Stuhlmann backs Rybakina

The fifth-ranked tennis player made her dissatisfaction with the WTA’s experimental draw selection method very clear. Rybakina was backed by tennis influencer Rachel Stuhlmann after sharing her opinion that while the idea was good, the execution was poor, creating chaos. Among other things, she argued that revoking the 24-year-old tennis star’s deserved goodbye, which she had spent an entire year working on, was not an appropriate move.

she wrote, “Wow haha. The intention behind the ‘show bye’ idea was good, but the execution was poor. I don’t know what the answer is, but it doesn’t take away the opportunity for the third seed (who earned a bye).”

However, what are your thoughts on the ongoing Rybakina controversy? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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