Stefanos Tsitsipas is having a lot of ups and downs in his season. The Greek cannot seem to find consistency in his tennis, with the last result being a quarterfinal finish at Roland Garros. In recent months, he has been declared champion in Monte Carlo, but he has also left the top-10 after five years without making it. With 11 titles in his career (three Masters 1,000 and some ATP Finals) and two Grand Slam finals, his importance within the circuit is undeniable. Despite this, he has not taken the final step to reach the top. Last season, looking for a change in his career, he broke ties with his father and coach, Apostolos, and went under the command of Mark Philippoussis. However, this year he backed out from returning to his father. Now there have been more changes in his team.
This Saturday, Christos Fiotakis, who had been his physical trainer in recent times, announced that he was leaving Tsitsipas’ team. Moreover, and despite wishing the Greeks all the best, with a very clear message. “The results and goals I set for myself were not achieved. There are some things that are beyond my control.” The team atmosphere doesn’t match my energy and unfortunately we have other priorities. However, I wish him all the best and hope he stays healthy forever. Thanks to this experience with the team, I feel I gave them a lot, but I also learned a lot during seven intense months of touring with such a high level athlete. I hope at some point you will understand that what I am telling you is right. And to climb to the first step of the podium,” he declared in the Greek media. sdna,
“I don’t want to travel for the sake of traveling”
Fiotakis, who had been working intermittently with Tsitsipas, became part of the team full-time in this year’s preseason. Now, he has resigned just a month before the Paris Games, one of Stefanos’ great aims. “I really wanted to go to the Olympics, because I thought that would be the moment to win gold. However, as I said, we have other priorities and I am not satisfied with Stephanos’ work ethic. At the moment, I don’t think their main goal is to play tennis and reach the top of the rankings or win Grand Slams. So, that’s why I can’t travel for seven months in a row, staying at home for only 25 days, when the goals are not big and I travel just for the sake of traveling,” the former physical trainer said.
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