‘Was Out of Rhythm’ – Dispirited by His Horrific US Open Experience, Greek Gun Stefanos Tsitsipas Announces a Massive Change to His Core Team

Stefanos Tsitsipas failed to make it to the third round of the US Open yet again. The two-time Grand Slam finalist could not even make it to the quarter-finals of the US Open in his entire professional career of seven years. The Greece’s top seed lost to a young, unseeded Dominic Stricker. The match lasted more than 4 hours, and though the World No. 7 fought till the last point, his US Open record showed him no mercy.

After this disappointing loss, Tsitsipas was upset about his current form as he seemed to deflect the blame to his cold for his poor showing after the match was over. But as he praised Stricker’s game, Tsitsipas also dropped a massive update concerning his tennis career.

Stefanos Tsitsipas announces a crucial change hours after shocking US Open exit

The Greek No.1 did not go beyond 3 rounds in 8 of the 17 significant tournaments he played this year. He started the year by reaching the finals of the Australian Open, but the year did not end well for him. Though he won the recent Los Cabos Open, Tstisipas’ form was volatile. The two-time Grand Slam finalist’s relationship with his coaches was also unstable over the past few months.

In an interview with Eurosport Greece, Tsitsipas revealed that his professional association with Philippoussis had ended. The former 3rd seed said, “I felt like I was out of rhythm. My partnership with Mark Philippoussis has ended” (Translated by Google). In the post-match interview, the Greek bore full responsibility for the loss and stated he wouldn’t blame anyone.

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Netizens are now wondering why the Greek decided to make changes in his coaching team if it is Tsitsipas himself who needs to up his game. However, this news also did not come as a total shock to the tennis community. Murmurs have been abound regarding a possible coaching team alteration. Since the Greek could not achieve his goals, the time was ripe for the picking. Interestingly enough, Tsitsipas has separated from Philippoussis in the past as well but also reinstated them when he thought the time was right.

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Tsitsipas rehired Mark Philippoussis in the beginning of the 2nd week of August. The Greek professional wanted to explore new things and give his father and former coach, Apostolos Tsitsipas, a rest after his Los Cabos title win. That is when the Australian coach stepped in, and they started working again after the duo parted ways in May, ahead of the French Open.

Before the start of the Canadian Open, the Greek expressed his wish to end the year successfully. He also wanted to take time off from tennis after doing his best and achieving as much as he could so that he could treat himself to a nice vacation. However, Tsitsipas has won only one singles title so far.

His father’s involvement in the decision-making and whether or not Apostolas would coach his son again, given his tendency to violate on-court coaching rules, remains unknown. The details of Tsitsipas’ new team are yet to emerge, and fans can only speculate till the official announcements are made.

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