Stefanos Tsitsipas has ended his collaboration with coach Goran Ivanisevic after lower than two months, the previous world No. 3 stated.
“Working with Goran Ivanisevic was temporary however an intense expertise and a very helpful chapter in my journey,” Tsitsipas posted on his Instagram story Wednesday.
Tsitsipas, ranked twenty ninth, appointed Ivanisevic as his coach in Might after a string of disappointing outcomes on the Grand Slams.
The 2021 French Open and 2023 Australian Open runner-up was compelled to retire from his Wimbledon first-round match in June whereas trailing 6-3, 6-2 to French qualifier Valentin Royer due to a again damage.
Following Tsitsipas’ opening-round exit at Wimbledon, Ivanisevic gave a scathing evaluation of the 26-year-old Greek, saying he had “by no means seen a extra unprepared participant” in his life. Tsitsipas has made one quarterfinal in his previous 9 Grand Slam tournaments.
Tsitsipas expressed thanks “for the time, effort and power he devoted to me and my group.”
“As we at the moment are following our separate methods, I’ve solely respect for Goran — not only for what he is achieved in tennis, but additionally for who he’s as an individual. I want him nothing however the perfect shifting ahead,” Tsitsipas wrote.
Ivanisevic, who gained Wimbledon as a participant in 2001, helped Novak Djokovic declare 9 of his 24 Grand Slam titles earlier than leaving his group in March final yr. He then had a brief stint with Kazakh world No. 12 Elena Rybakina this season.