Regarding claims regarding the tennis player’s relationship with his father, Stefanos Tsitsipas filed a lawsuit against his former physiotherapist. Even before they terminated employment last month, the 26-year-old father, Apostolos, served as his coach.
Tsitsipas appeared to have become irritated by his father’s nonstop yelling from his box after losing to Kei Nishikori in the ATP tournament in Montreal. In response, he released a tirade, declaring he would switch coaches due to the way he had been handled.
Jerome Bianchi, Tsitsipas’s former physiotherapist, has since made accusations regarding the dynamics on the Greek player’s team and in his family, though. Bianchi, who left Tsitsipas’s squad in 2022, claimed that other players found it difficult to focus because of Apostolos’s guidance during training.
Additionally, according to the French source L’Equipe, Tsitsipas felt stuck in his working relationship with his father. The Tsitsipas family has now decided to file a lawsuit to regain their prestige and dignity.
A statement provided to the Greek publication Tennis 24 read: “Regarding the republishing of the article of the French newspaper ‘L’Equipe’ containing statements by the former physiotherapist of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jerome Bianchi, with whom the collaboration ended in 2022, we would like to inform you that the Tsitsipas family has instructed the Papathanasiou-Confino law office (Paris) to take the necessary legal actions, so as to restore the prestige and dignity of the family, affected by the statements of the physical therapist in question. You will be informed soon about the development of the case.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2024
Now the world no.11, Stefanos played his last match on the 27th
of August when he lost to world no.86 Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round of the U.S. Open (draw).This year Tsitsipas achieved a compiled 36-17 record. The Greek clinched 1 title in Monte-Carlo. The Greek reached the final in Barcelona.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will face the world no.660 John Isner in the Round Robin on Sunday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual head to head record is 6-2 for Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas conquered 1 title in 2024 in Monte-Carlo. Tsitsipas was the runner-up in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).
Stefanos won 12 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts, 5 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas will compete next in Tokyo (Japan Open Tennis Championships). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 25th of September.
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