Tsitsipas ends coaching partnership with father
Stefanos Tsitsipas announced on Friday that his father Apostolos would no longer serve as his coach.
“It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that my collaboration with my father as a coach has come to an end. I prefer to keep my father in his role as a father, and only as a father,” Tsitsipas wrote in Greek on social media.
“Philosophy teaches us that wisdom comes through understanding our limits and acknowledging our mistakes,” he continued. “In my case, I realised that I was wrong to talk to my father the way I did. Tennis is not just a match, a hit or a performance of a few seconds. It is a long journey full of emotions, pressure and expectations.
“In that moment of frustration, there were many mistakes and errors on the part of my coach and father. As an introvert, I tend to hold in my emotions and build them up until I reach a bursting point. I consider myself patient, so the fact that I reacted this way left me shocked.”
[ATP APP]Σας ενημερώνω με βαριά καρδιά ότι η συνεργασία μου με τον πατέρα μου ως προπονητής έχει φτάσει στο τέλος της. Προτιμώ να κρατήσω τον πατέρα μου στον ρόλο του ως πατέρας, και μόνο ως πατέρας.
Η φιλοσοφία μας διδάσκει ότι η σοφία έρχεται μέσα από την κατανόηση των ορίων μας και…
— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@steftsitsipas) August 9, 2024
Tsitsipas fell in the second round in Montreal on Thursday to Kei Nishikori and spoke frankly about his father’s role following the match. Tsitsipas parted ways with his father in 2023 after he hired former World No. 8 Mark Philippoussis. Tsitsipas then split with the Australian two months later and resumed his partnership with his dad.
The 25-year-old won 11 tour-level titles under his father’s guidance, including the Nitto ATP Finals in 2019. The No. 11 in the PIF ATP Rankings is 35-15 on the year, highlighted by his title at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte-Carlo.
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