Elena Rybakina is the newest WTA Finals champion! On Saturday (November 8), she secured a straight-set win over Aryna Sabalenka to lift the biggest title of her career since the 2022 Wimbledon.

Rybakina dealt with lots of ups and downs earlier this season. More than her on-court performance, she made headlines all over the world because of her relationship with coach Stefano Vukov .

The WTA banned the Croatian coach after allegations of abusive conduct toward his protege, though both he and Rybakina denied that he ever broke the Code of Conduct. WTA CEO Portia Archer wrote in a letter to Vukov that it was clear to her he had a “toxic relationship” with the Kazakh ace. After the ban, Vukov appealed, and the ban was overturned.

After Rybakina’s win over Sabalenka, when it was time

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