By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday July 4, 2025
They are saying one of many keys to being a very good coach just isn’t being afraid to be fired. Goran Ivanisevic is clearly in that class. The Croatian legend, and man that guided Novak Djokovic to half of his 24 Grand Slam titles, has despatched some scathing commentary within the course of his Greek cost, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Chatting with Sport Klub, he mentioned:
“If he solves some issues exterior of tennis then he has an opportunity of being again the place he belongs as a result of he’s too good a participant to be out of the highest 10. If not, then he has no probability. My responsibility is to repair some technical issues on the court docket, that’s the simplest factor. This different stuff he has to repair on his personal. If he does it, I sincerely hope he does, whether or not I’m right here or not.”
Goran Ivanisevic spoke out towards Stefanos Tistispas after a month of collaboration:„He retains saying ‚I would like, I would like,‘ however I do not see any progress. I used to be shocked; I’ve by no means seen a participant so poorly ready in my life. With my knee, I am thrice higher ready than him.“ pic.twitter.com/Eb07CslyDm
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When requested: “Does he need to?” Ivanisevic replied: “That’s a very good query. He does need it, however he isn’t doing something about it. It’s all ‘I would like it, I would like it’ however he isn’t doing something about it. He has to resolve his again situation. I used to be shocked. I’ve by no means seen such an underprepared participant in my life.”
Ivanisevic was on the helm as Tsitsipas went 1-2 within the grass-court season. The Greek pulled the plug on his first-round match at Wimbledon resulting from a again harm, after falling behind Valentin Royer, two units to like.
Ivanisevic appears to consider that Tsitsipas, who’s presently ranked 26, and carries a 19-13 report on the season, could possibly be doing much more to get himself into higher kind.
“Me with this dangerous knee, I used to be thrice readier. I don’t know what he was doing this 12 months, but it surely was dangerous.”
Relating to the feedback, Corridor of Famers Jim Courier and Lindsay Davenport appear to consider that one thing has been misplaced in translation, and need to hear the legendary Croatian elaborate.
“I assumed it was a joke”Corridor of famers shocked by Goran Ivanisevic’s vital feedback in direction of Stefanos Tsitsipas 😳#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/ER4kdC9c8s
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No phrase on whether or not the pair will proceed to work collectively for the exhausting court docket season.
