Russian tennis player Elena Malykh accused her coach Marina
Marienko - the mother of Andrei Rublev, who ranks seventh in the
ATP rankings - of beatings, humiliation and theft. The 18-year-old
athlete filed a police complaint with the specialist who raised
Anna Kournikova. Malykh also said that the teachers at her sports
school are allegedly engaged in extortion of money under the threat
of expulsion. Maryenko, in response, stated that what Malykh said
was not true, and the girl herself took part in night betting
matches and did not fulfill coaching tasks. Maryenko is known in
the world of tennis much more. She brought up the former pin up tr first racket of the
world in doubles and two-time Australian Open champion Anna
Kournikova, and also worked with Irina Khromacheva and Daria
Gavrilova for some time. For the success of her students, Maryenko
received the title of Honored Coach of Russia. She also brought
Andrei Rublev to tennis, but did not train him on her own. Maryenko
denied the accusations against her. She said that there really was
a conflict between her and Malykh because of training, but she did
not resort to violence. She took the athlete's belongings in order
to then hand them over to her parents.