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"It is with a heavy heart that I inform you
that my collaboration with my father as a coach has come to an
end. I prefer to keep my father in his role as a father, and
only as a father," Tsitsipas wrote in Greek on social media, per
the ATP Tour website.
Tsitsipas won 11 tour-level titles under his father's guidance,
including the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals. He still is looking for his
first grand slam win, having reached the final at the French
Open (2021) and Australian Open (2023).
"Philosophy teaches us that wisdom comes through understanding
our limits and acknowledging our mistakes," Tsitsipas continued.
"In my case, I realized that I was wrong to talk to my father
the way I did. Tennis is not just a match, a hit or a
performance of a few seconds. It is a long journey full of
emotions, pressure and expectations.
"In that moment of frustration, there were many mistakes and
errors on the part of my coach and father. As an introvert, I
tend to hold in my emotions and build them up until I reach a
bursting point. I consider myself patient, so the fact that I
reacted this way left me shocked."
Tsitsipas and his father briefly parted ways in 2023 after he
hired Mark Philippoussis, a relationship that ended after just
two months.
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