Overview

• Ivanisevic instructed Tsitsipas to halt tennis until his back fully recovers, calling his current fitness level a disaster.
• He warned that off-court issues pose a greater threat to Tsitsipas’s career than his on-court struggles.
• The coach outlined technical flaws in Tsitsipas’s game, including his backhand slice grip, excessive serve rotation, return positioning.
• Tsitsipas retired hurt against Valentin Royer in his first-round Wimbledon match, extending his Grand Slam drought to just one quarter-final in nine attempts.
• The former world No. 3’s ranking has slid to No. 26, with Ivanisevic saying resolving these issues is essential to a top-10 comeback.