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Tsitsipas Reunites With Father as Coach, Suffers Early Exit in Toronto

He has slid to world No. 30 after a series of early tournament losses since ending his brief partnership with Goran Ivanisevic.

Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Monte Carlo Masters - Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France - April 17, 2022 Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates with his father Apostolos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Overview

  • Tsitsipas confirmed his father’s appointment as head coach hours before his second-round match at the National Bank Open in Toronto.
  • He parted ways with Goran Ivanisevic last week after less than two months together following a disappointing Wimbledon exit.
  • Ivanisevic publicly described him as “the most unprepared player” he had ever seen after Tsitsipas’s opening-round loss at Wimbledon.
  • The world No. 30 was defeated 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 by Christopher O’Connell and failed to secure back-to-back match wins since April.
  • His ATP ranking has tumbled to 30th following a season marked by early Grand Slam exits and only one final appearance in Dubai.