Elena Rybakina needs just 53 minutes to reach the Australian Open second round with a dominant win over Australian teenager Emerson Jones.

The No. 6 seed missed multiple break points to seize the advantage in the third set and Keys profited to move into the quarterfinals.

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Goran Ivanisevic has quit as Elena Rybakina ’s coach after her exit from the Australian Open. His departure comes in the wake of Rybakina’s previous coach, Stefano Vukov, rejoining her team.

Goran Ivanisevic’s brief stint as 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina’s coach is over now that she is out of the Australian Open.

Elena Rybakina exited the Australian Open, losing to Madison Keys in three sets. Rybakina’s controversial coach Stefano Vukov, re-hired after a suspension by the WTA, was not allowed on-site, adding to her challenges.

Elena Rybakina had recently announced Stefano Vukov, who had coached her for five years before parting ways last August, would be joining her team at the Australian Open. Vukov, however, will not be by her side when she faces local wildcard Emerson Jones in Round 1.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina needed only 53 minutes to storm past junior world No.1 Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open.

On Tuesday tennis great Goran Ivanisevic announced the partnership between the pair was also coming to an end. Ivanisevic took to Instagram to confirm the pair had elected to go their separate ways following her Australian Open exit.

Elena Rybakina overpowered Emerson Jones 6-1 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday after the much-anticipated Grand Slam debut of the local teenager turned into one-sided showcase for the world number seven.

She will next play Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-1 earlier on Jan 20. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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