{"id":1854474,"date":"2026-03-29T19:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1854474"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:49:16","slug":"goran-ivanisevic-knew-after-the-second-day-stefanos-tsitsipas-coaching-relationship-would-not-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1854474","title":{"rendered":"Goran Ivanisevic knew \u2018after the second day\u2019 Stefanos Tsitsipas coaching relationship would not last"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Goran Ivanisevic knew \u2018after the second day\u2019 Stefanos Tsitsipas coaching relationship would not last<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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!my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ps-aws.com\/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fcontent%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2FStefanos-Tsitsipas-with-Goran-Ivanisevic-inset-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Stefanos Tsitsipas with Goran Ivanisevic\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Stefanos Tsitsipas with inset of Goran Ivanisevic inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Goran Ivanisevic has revealed that he \u2018knew after the second day of training\u2019 with Stefanos Tsitsipas that their relationship as coach and player would not last or succeed.<\/p>\n<p>A day after the Greek\u2019s shock loss to Matteo Gigante at last May\u2019s French Open, it was announced that he was partnering up with the 2001 Wimbledon winner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/stefanos-tsitsipas\">Tsitsipas<\/a> had been previously coached by his father, but the pair went their separate ways in the middle of both 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>After the first split, the former world No 3 had hired Australian former world No 8 Mark Philippoussis, before splitting two months later.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Ivanisevic joined Tsitsipas for just two grass-court tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew after the second day of training [that it would not succeed],\u201d revealed Ivanisevic during an interview with Sportklub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he came to Zagreb to try rackets, I understood that it wouldn\u2019t work out. In the end, I didn\u2019t say anything bad; everything I stated was true and proved to be so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Wimbledon, I advised him to take four months off because it wasn\u2019t just a physical issue but also mental.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe remains a phenomenal player, he was and still is, but those are just details. In today\u2019s tennis, you can\u2019t compete without being mentally prepared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had similar problems myself when I dropped to 128th place in the rankings. In any case, everything is fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe met in Doha and greeted each other normally. The issue was exaggerated; he said some things that we won\u2019t delve into, but everything is in order, and we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On their debut, the Greek two-time Grand Slam finalist fell to American Alex Michelsen 7-6(5), 7-5 in the second round of Halle.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks later, Tsitsipas would retire in his opening Wimbledon match against world No 113 Valentin Royer, whilst down 6-2, 6-2, due to ongoing back pain.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, their collaboration produced two losses and a sole victory.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/stan-wawrinka-admits-carlos-alcaraz-ambition-and-answers-retirement-reversal-question\">Stan Wawrinka admits Carlos Alcaraz ambition and answers retirement reversal question<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-reacts-remarkable-march-dog-engagement-sunshine-double\">Aryna Sabalenka reacts to remarkable March \u2013 \u2018Dog, engagement, Sunshine Double\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Shortly after the separation was officially announced, Ivanisevic launched a scathing assessment of his former student.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s simple and it\u2019s not easy,\u201d the former Wimbledon champion told Sport Klub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve talked to him many times. If he solves some things outside of tennis, then he has a chance and he\u2019ll return to where he belongs, because he\u2019s too good a player to be out of the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wants to, but he doesn\u2019t do anything. All, \u2018I want, I want\u2019, but I don\u2019t see any progress. I was shocked, I\u2019ve never seen a more unprepared player in my life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this knee, I\u2019m three times more prepared than him. This is really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comments came three weeks after Tsitsipas had publicly announced a reconciliation with his father \u2013 for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome journeys have a way of circling back to where they began,\u201d posted the Greek on his Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter some time apart, I\u2019ve reunited with the person who first believed in me \u2014 my father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to share the court and the road ahead with him once again. We\u2019ve been through every chapter of this journey together, and this next one feels right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, coming home is the boldest step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tsitsipas has continued to work with his father and will next participate in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, where he is a three-time champion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goran Ivanisevic knew \u2018after the second day\u2019 Stefanos Tsitsipas coaching relationship would not last Oliver Paton 29 Mar 2026 8:49 PM Stefanos Tsitsipas with inset of Goran Ivanisevic inset Goran Ivanisevic has revealed that he \u2018knew after the second day of training\u2019 with Stefanos Tsitsipas that their relationship as coach and player would not last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1854474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1854474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854474\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1854474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1854474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1854474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}