In the opening round of Wimbledon 2025, Stefanos Tsitsipas had to give up while being led by Valentin Royer 6-3, 6-2. The Greek player relapsed his back injury and had to call the doctor to intervene in the second set. However, he still could not continue playing.
In the press conference room, Tsitsipas proved to be mentally exhausted. “I no longer see the reason to continue playing. I tried everything but completely hopeless.”
However, Ivanisevic Goran Ivanisevic has a very different view. The former Wimbledon champion just joined Tsitsipas's training team after Roland Garros. He bluntly criticized his students to the media.
“The problem is very simple. The truth is simple but not simple. I have told him many times. If Stefanos solves some problems outside the tennis, he will have the opportunity to return to his position inherently.
He is a good player and is fully capable of participating in the top 10 ATP. But if not resolved early, there is no chance at all. My job is to edit techniques on the pitch, which is the easiest part. And the problem, he himself had to solve himself. ”
Ivanisevic did not specify what “outside tennis problems”. However, tennis fans all understand it is a long -standing tension with Father and coach Apostolos, or rumors of cracking with his girlfriend Paula Badosa.
However, what makes Ivanisevic really angry is Tsitsipas. He shared: “The will, but he does nothing to improve it.” I want, I want ', but I don't see any progress.
He had to find a way to resolve his back injury. I was really shocked. For my whole life, I have never seen anyone preparing so badly. At the age of 53, with this bad knee, but I have a 3 times more powerful than him. I don't understand what he has done for the past 12 months.
