By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Photograph credit score: Matthew Calvis
Stefanos Tsitsipas has rehired a well-recognized face as coach.
Tsitsipas has resumed working together with his father and unique coach Apostolos Tsitsipas, he introduced on his Instagram stories at the moment.
“Some journeys have a tendency to return to the place they began,” Tsitsipas posted on Instagram. “After a interval of separation, I discovered the one who believed in me first, my father. I’m grateful to share the brief and the street with him once more.
“We’ve gone via every chapter of this journey collectively and the subsequent one appears to me to be the suitable one. Generally coming house is the boldest step ahead.”
The announcement comes one week after Tstisipas and former Wimbledon champion and ex-Novak Djokovic coach Goran Ivanisevic break up ending a short partnership.
A candid Ivanisevic was important of Tsitsipas’ work habits on the finish of their partnership.
“He has to resolve his again subject. I used to be shocked. I’ve by no means seen such an underprepared participant in my life,” Ivanisevic, who gained a Wimbledon title as a participant and coached Novak Djokovic to his final 12 main titles, stated.
Former world No. 3 Tsitsipas gained his twelfth profession title in Dubai in February, however the summer time has been a season of battle for the Greek. Tsitsipas has posted a 4-5 report in his final 9 matches, fell within the Wimbledon first spherical and break up with former girlfriend and WTA star Paula Badosa. The pair had been schedule to play subsequent month’s US Open Blended Doubles, however withdrew from that occasion.
Tsitsipas, whose rating has dropped to No. 30, will attempt to jump-start his North American summer time hard-court season going through Aussie Christopher O’Connell in Toronto at the moment.
Although Tsitsipas has labored with ex ATP standouts Ivanisevic, Mark Philippoussis and Thomas Enqvist up to now, he continues to return to working with father Apostolos. Time will inform whether or not father and son can treatment a number of the points which have plagued the proficient Greek, together with adapting his model to quicker surfaces, fixing his backhand return, which opponents have a tendency to focus on, and making an attempt to impose his all-court talent and athleticism reasonably than simply standing again on the baseline searching for forehands.
