After Losing to Nishikori in Montreal, Tsitsipas Calls Out His Dad for Bad Coaching.

Posted by Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday August 8, 2024

Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered a devastating loss Kei Nishikori on Thursday in Montreal, and afterwards the Greek spoke to the media and said he felt like he couldn’t hit the ball on the court during his 6-4 6-4 loss against the former World No.4.

Tsitsipas said he had made a change in the past few days but still felt like his ball was “dead” and “going nowhere” when they lost to Nishikori in the second round on Thursday.

Calling Apostolos

Tsitsipas said that the problem has been happening for five days now, and he shot his father and coach Apostolos for not helping him with determination to solve the problem.

“I have been complaining about it to my coach for four or five days,” he said. “That’s what caused me to have a fight with him during the game. “For me, the ATP 1000 match is an important match and for me I need and deserve a coach who will listen to me and listen to my feedback as a player,” he said.

Oh, Kei 🙌

Time @keinishikori surprised Stefanos Tsitsipas to become the lowest ranked player in the Last 16 of the Masters 1000 since 2004! #OBN24 pic.twitter.com/kmnTaSfti3

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 8, 2024

Apparently Tsitsipas, in the mixed area with several journalists around him, was ready to photograph his father, and he did just that.

“My father was not very smart or wise in dealing with those situations, trying to release what happened inside the courtroom – that’s really not doing well and it’s not the first time he’s done that. I am really disappointed.”

“I don’t really know at the moment if there are any changes I will look at, but I am very disappointed because the most important thing for a player with a coach is to have a direct and correct answer, and to have a coach who listens. player. It’s not the coach holding the racket. The player is the one who tries to make a game plan and tries to make things happen on the tennis court. I’m strong to some degree but it’s also a collaborative effort that you put together. There has to be reconciliation so I can try to improve my tennis. It’s something I really don’t want to dwell on.”

Watch the video of Tsitsipas’ interview below: