Tsitsipas hopes for a calmer atmosphere with a change in coaches

Stefanos Tsitsipas will be competing in the ATP Toronto Masters this week and is hoping that the change in coaches will be beneficial.

The fourth-ranked Greek player has issued orders to his father Apostolos, who served as his longtime coach. Apostolos has now given the team’s management to Greek-Australian Mark Philippoussis, a former US Open finalist.

At the larger occasions, Tsitsipas demoted his parents to worried members of his traveling group.

The fourth seed this week at the first of two Masters tournaments before the US Open begins on August 28 spelled out his new squad order upon arriving after his championship success at Los Cabos, Mexico.

In 2018, Tsitsipas achieved success in Canada after losing to Rafael Nadal in the finals.

The 24-year-old Greek made it plain that Philippoussis would now be in charge of all coaching in the hopes that his sometimes erratic player box dynamic would settle down.

Tsitsipas said, “(I gave) my father some time off.” He hasn’t taken a vacation since I was twelve.

“For him, taking a break from the court so he can recharge is incredibly good.

Of course I adore him and want him to join us on the adventure we have created together; he isn’t leaving. He is still with us and is still traveling in the same direction as we are.

With his parents no longer serving as coaches, Tsitsipas expressed his desire for “much more tranquillity and calmness in the air when I’m competing.”

The Greek star was well-known for shouting at his father when they were arguing on the court during games, forcing his mother to leave the player box so she could not witness during stressful exchanges.

“I completely understand that parents can get emotional at times,” he remarked. “I can only imagine how challenging it must be at times to watch your child give it everything while going through so much during a match.”

Philippoussis, 46, “has experienced a lot of moments in his career that he can identify and capture better,” according to Tsitsipas.

“He is a wonderful person. He has been there for me and has been of great assistance. He has been there even though nobody could see him since he always works behind closed doors.

2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini was scheduled to play fellow Italian and seventh seed Yannik Sinner in the second round on a day whose start was postponed by rain.

With 24 wins and four breaks, Berrettini overcame Gregoire Barrere 6-4, 6-3 despite having dealt with several ailments for more than a year.

Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Zhang Zhizhen 7-5, 6-4, while Lorenzo Musetti of Italy moved through Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan 6-4, 6-1.

Daniil Medvedev of Russia is back in his tennis paradise as the summer hardcourt season begins.

Due to Novak Djokovic’s absence and his tardy preparation for the US Open, the third-ranked player in the world is seeded second, behind Carlos Alcaraz.

According to Medvedev, “I feel fantastic on the hardcourt, and my game suits it.” But there are a lot of individuals that want to win, therefore it’s also simple to lose.

Half of Medvedev’s 20 career championships, which he won on his favorite outdoor hardcourts, are career triumphs.

The top adversary Alcaraz, the current Wimbledon and US Open champion who leads the competition, has already struck with the Canadian trophy winner from two years before during a weekend practice session.