Stefanos Tsitsipas is a consolidated top10 player right now and he seems to be ready to achieve grand slam glory finally. The Greek sensation had to follow a rather tough and unusual path to greatness coming from a country without many past champions.
Stefanos has been nurtured personally and professionally by his parents. His mother Julia was a professional tennis player and she used to coach him in the past. Currently, his main coach is Stefanos’ father, Apostolos. Despite some hiccups in their coach-son relationship, their professional partnership has worked pretty well so far.
Tsitsipas about his father and mother
During a recent interview with the BBC, Stefanos talked about his relationship with his parents.
“My mum was also my coach when I was younger, so she taught me a lot, including discipline, generosity, and kindness,” said about Julia.
Then Stefanos stressed the role of his father that was central for his tennis development to say:
“My dad had a big influence too. And he still has today. He’s the reason I have developed my game. His guidance and life advice helped me to mature.”
In order to improve his tennis, Stefanos has been using the service of Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy that he joined when he was already 16.
The ATP Cup and his father
Tsitsipas is about to start his campaign at the ATP Cup alongside his father that is the team’s captain and brother that is part of the roosters. His first match will be against Team Australia, and he will face Alex De Minaur. The head to head is 5-1 for Stefanos.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Now the world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 19th of November 2020 when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).