{"id":1865559,"date":"2026-04-04T11:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1865559"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:31:26","slug":"stefanos-tsitsipas-says-goran-ivanisevics-scathing-comments-really-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1865559","title":{"rendered":"Stefanos Tsitsipas says Goran Ivanisevic&#8217;s scathing comments &#8216;really hurt&#8217;"},"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\">Stefanos Tsitsipas says Goran Ivanisevic\u2019s scathing comments \u2018really hurt\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal 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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Stefanos Tsitsipas with Goran Ivanisevic inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas has opened up about Goran Ivanisevic\u2019s criticism following their tumultuous partnership in 2025, saying his former coach\u2019s comments \u201creally hurt\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>After slipping out of the top 10 of the ATP Rankings last April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/stefanos-tsitsipas\">Tsitsipas <\/a>started working with 2003 Grand Slam winner Ivanisevic and he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/stefanos-tsitsipas-hires-coach-goran-ivanisevic-after-french-open\">appointed the Croatian as his coach in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks after the appointment, the Greek opened up about how \u201cstrict\u201d his new mentor was as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/stefanos-tsitsipas-opens-up-coach-goran-ivanisevic-strict-personal\">he told Tennis365<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019d say Goran is strict on me and he\u2019s very tough on me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny other player would probably freak out and be like, \u2018How the heck is he allowed to talk to me like that?\u2019 You know? Get it kind of personal. But I need this, because I need the truth and I need to have someone that\u2019s tough with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the cracks started to show at Wimbledon as Ivanisevic slammed the former world No 3 for being out of shape, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/news\/goran-ivanisevic-makes-shocked-scathing-verdict-stefanos-tsitsipas\">telling Sport Klub<\/a>: \u201cHe wants to, but he doesn\u2019t do anything. All \u2018I want, I want\u2019, but I don\u2019t see any progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked, I\u2019ve never seen a more unprepared player in my life. With this knee, I\u2019m three times more prepared than him. This is really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ivanisevic came under criticism from the tennis community over his public comments about the player, but he doubled down and it was no surprise when they parted ways in August.<\/p>\n<h2>Stefanos Tsitsipas News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/goran-ivanisevic-knew-after-the-second-day-stefanos-tsitsipas-coaching-relationship-would-not-last\"><strong>Goran Ivanisevic knew \u2018after the second day\u2019 Stefanos Tsitsipas coaching relationship would not last<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/stefanos-tsitsipas-appears-criticise-former-coach-goran-ivanisevic\">Stefanos Tsitsipas appears to criticise Goran Ivanisevic as he makes \u2018anxiety\u2019 comment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the Croatian was again asked about Tsitsipas in a recent interview and he once again issued a stinging verdict about the Greek\u2019s fitness, on-court and off-court struggles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew after the second day of training [that it would not succeed]. When he came to Zagreb to try rackets, I understood that it wouldn\u2019t work out,\u201d he told Sport Klub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, I didn\u2019t say anything bad; everything I stated was true and proved to be so. After 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tsitsipas\u2019 slump has continued as he as slipped to No 49 in the ATP Rankings with his last title coming at the Rotterdam Open in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek was asked by The Times about Ivanisevic\u2019s comments and replied: \u201cI didn\u2019t see any point in it. If it was a way of him pushing me into working harder and getting my s*** together, it was definitely not the right tactic. I was really hurt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never expected that a coach could do that to me, and the worst thing is what he said was not true. I was not fit because I had been injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hadn\u2019t been practising properly for over two weeks. It was like he kicked me when I was already down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas says Goran Ivanisevic\u2019s scathing comments \u2018really hurt\u2019 Shahida Jacobs 04 Apr 2026 12:31 PM Stefanos Tsitsipas with Goran Ivanisevic inset Stefanos Tsitsipas has opened up about Goran Ivanisevic\u2019s criticism following their tumultuous partnership in 2025, saying his former coach\u2019s comments \u201creally hurt\u201d. 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