Stefanos Tsitsipas has been working with his new coach Dimitris Chatzinikolaou for the past two months following his abrupt breakup with his father. They will stick together into the upcoming season even though he hasn’t yet demonstrated a significant improvement, as he stated in an interview because they seem to have clicked well both on and off the court.
Despite their partnership not producing the desired outcomes from the start, the Greek is committed to continuing with him through the rest of the season and into 2025.
Tsitsipas said in an interview with Tennis TV: “He’s my coach for the rest of this season and the next, we’ve made that decision. This won’t change for now, and I’ve made up my mind. He’s the person I trust completely to be by my side.”
Tsitsipas is currently trailing in the rankings and hopes to make it to the ATP Finals at the end of the year. Talking about it, he added: “It’s just one Masters tournament (laughs). Anything can happen in the next five weeks. Things just need to fall into place at the right time. I can’t deny that results need to come, and without them, I might miss out on the ATP Finals. What I want now is to bounce back because I haven’t been performing, and I want to recapture those great moments I had in the past in the upcoming weeks.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2024
Now ranked no.12, Stefanos played his last match on the 26th of September when he capitulated to world no.43 Alex Michelsen 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in Tokyo (draw).
This year Stefanos achieved a composed 37-18 record. Stefanos has won 1 title in Monte-Carlo. Tsitsipas got to the final in Barcelona.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight against the world no.660 John Isner in the Round Robin on Sunday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their head to head is 6-2 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek conquered 1 title in 2024 in Monte-Carlo. The Greek was the runner-up in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).
Tsitsipas 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)
He is also scheduled to play in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 21st of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October.