Tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas (26 years old, 29th place) makes heavy statements to the Croatian coach Goran Ivanisevic (53 years), with whom he failed to obtain a connection.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a one -handed reverb
The first official version was posted Instagram: “Working with Goran Ivanisevic was a short but intense experience, a truly precious chapter in my career. I have nothing but respect for him, not only for what he has done in tennis, but also for the person who is ”.
They are the words of Stefanos Tsitsipas, says after the separation of his coach after only two tournaments. The second version, however, is an incendiary one. The Greek revealed it for Sports DNA: “It is very difficult to work with dictators and people who talk to you ugly and with whom you feel there is no connection, neither with you nor your team”.
Tsitsipas, in his interview with Sports DNA, detailed the reasons for separation: “When I work with the right people, the ones I choose and that make me feel good, a positive atmosphere is created. But I made mistakes: I played too much, I trained too much. And that destroyed my relationship with tennis.
I want to build a team of people to share the same goals as me. And above all, a group to feel like a family, with whom I can stay in contact even after my career ends”.
Croatian had no pity on Greek
The change announced by Tsitsipas is actually a return to its roots. The Greek returns to his father, Apostolos, who was also a coach in the past and helped him to climb the 3rd ATP: “We found a new line of communication, new ways to talk to each other. I love him with all his heart, and what he has done over the years is truly extraordinary. He has always been close to me, like the whole family. I don't want to distance myself from them”.
Stefanos says he is optimistic about the future: “Now I feel closer to that 15 -year -old who really loved tennis. I work three or four hours a day with the right mentality. If I continue like that I will be again where I deserve to be. ” This trust is displayed everywhere, despite Stefanos's difficult play days.
It all started from Goran's criticisms: “I have never seen a player as unprepared as Stefanos. I would play better, given my age and physical problems”.
