A storyline that came from Wimbledon was the split of Stefanos Tsitsipas with Goran Ivanisevic, the former number 2 player in the PIF ATP ranking list that Novak Djokovic coached. Tsitsipas, once World No. 3, had fallen to his lowest ranking since 2018, when he first stabbed.
But after beating Fabian Marozsan 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Saturday in the second round of the Cincinnati Open, the 26-year-old was cheerful and very open in discussing his reunion with his father, Apostolos Tsitsipas, as his coach.
“It may not be something smooth that you suddenly look the right result, to be back with my father. That is not really what the whole point is,” Tsitsipas said. “It tries to find out the person who gives me the most and really spend extra hours on the field, perfect me, try to make me as good as possible.”
The Nitto ATP Finals Champion 2019 explained that “there were many things” that ended their original player coach relationship. He revealed that there was miscommunication.
“I have the feeling that I didn’t have enough patience anymore. Since then I have grown. He has grown since then,” Tsitsipas said. “I feel that his perception about certain things has changed for the better. I hope we can work together, and I hope we can do that [hear] each other outside. ”
Tsitsipas revealed that he focused on the technical side of his game, largely because his father has insisted on it.
“There are plenty of things, which means adjustments. I don’t feel that it is as big as trying to change a forehand or backhand,” Tsitsipas said. “But there are certain ways, there are certain habits that you build up during [your career on the] Tour that you are not aware of yourself because you are simply focused on what will happen on the other side of the field. So I feel that the importance of a coach also tries certain incorrect alignments, mistimings on your technique and the way you find out the ball and certain things. ”
The 12-way ATP Tour Titlist said it is important to clean it up, especially for a player like himself because of the style of the game he plays.
“I am a technical player, I trust my technology a lot. I have to have a good technique to hit the ball as I like,” Tsitsipas said. “To be able to do that, I also need someone who has a good eye for it and someone who is going to spend hours on the field to clean up those shots and make them as smooth and as effective as possible without being too complicated.”
After an opening round loss in Toronto to Christopher O’Connell, Tsitsipas bounced back with his victory in Cincinnati against Marozsan. He will try to build on that triumph on Monday when he faces Benjamin Bonzi, who upset Lorenzo Musetti in the second round.
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