ABU DHABI: Elena Rybakina has added Italian former player Davide Sanguinetti to her coaching staff, criticising the WTA over their handling of her coach Stefano Vukov who remains suspended for allegedly breaching the tour’s code of conduct.

Rybakina ended her trial period with Novak Djokovic’s former coach Goran Ivanisevic following her fourth-round exit from the Australian Open last month. She has brought in Sanguinetti to accompany her at tournaments and work with Vukov, who is banned from all sanctioned events pending the women tour’s investigation into his conduct. Sanguinetti is with Rybakina this week in Abu Dhabi, where the world number five is the top seed and defending champion.