Forced to abandon in the first round of Wimbledon and reason of back pain and worried about his career, Stefanos Tsitsipas did not receive the support of his coach Goran Ivanisevic, who strongly criticized his lack of preparation.
After a season on any clay, concluded by an elimination in the second round of Roland-Garros, Stefanos Tsitsipas joined the services of Goran Ivanisevic for the Gazon season.
A surface that the Croatian, former coach of Novak Djokovic, knows particularly well, he who won Wimbledon in 2001. But the Greek lawn season was not brighter: an elimination in the knockout stages in Halle against Alex Michelsen, and an abandonment in the first round of Wimbledon against Valentin Royer because of back pain.
During the publication of the next ranking, Tsitsipas will be around 27th in the world, while he was 11th when starting the season. And the almost 27 -year -old player, who confided after his abandonment to be worried about his career because of his back which makes him suffer for long months, will not be able to count on the compassion of his coach. Goran Ivanisevic has indeed had very hard remarks in its turnover, in the Croatian program
Sport Club.
“I have never seen such a poorly prepared player”
“I have never seen such a poorly prepared player. The Tsitsipas case is both simple and not easy. I have spoken many times with him. If he solves certain problems outside of tennis, then he has a chance to come back where his place is, because he is too good to be outside the top 10. He says he wants, but he does nothing. I hear “I want, I want” except that I see no progress. I was shocked because I have never seen such a badly prepared player. Even with my knee, I am three times more fit than him. »»
The return to Stefanos Tsitsipas competition is scheduled for the week of July 21 in Umag in Croatia. It is up to him to show, on the lands of his coach, that he can still have confidence in him.
