Stefanos Tsitsipas has ended his long-time coaching collaboration with his father Apostolos.
Tsitsipas made this announcement via the social media following of a bruising second-round defeat to Kei Nishikori at the National Bank Open in Montreal on Friday.
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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.
“Philosophy teaches us that wisdom comes through understanding our limits and acknowledging our mistakes.
“In my case, I realised 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 first parted ways with his father in 2023 and hired former World No. 8 Mark Philippoussis.
He then split with the Australian two months later and resume the partnership with his dad.
The 25-year-old won 11 tour-level titles under his father’s guidance, including the Nitto ATP Finals in 2019.
