“Distracted but happy” · tennisnet.com

So far, Tsitsipas family mostly Pope Apostolos appeared when he explained his son’s career. Now Mama Tsitsipas has also spoken about her son. And Julia Salnikova is relieved that Stefanos and Apostolos no longer work together as coach and player.

Stefanos Tsitsipas has not yet won a Grand Slam tournament – and it has been some time since he was named as one of the favorites to do so. Players like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have overtaken him, both in terms of sport and in terms of public perception. The last time he appeared in public was when he announced that he was parting ways with his father Apostolos as his coach.

Separation as the end of a difficult employment relationship

Now his mother, who is much more reserved than Apostolos, has also spoken out about her son. In an interview with the television channel “ANT1”, Julia Salnikova said that she believed that her son Stefanos had not had his priorities fully on the tennis court at times: “There were things in Stefanos’ life that distracted him, but also made him happy.” He is a professional and although he loves his father very much, he has understood that he needs to find another coach.

For Mama Tsitsipas, the coach-player relationship had a negative impact on the relationship between Stefanos and Apostolos: “They kept having conflicts, and that’s why Stefanos finally made the decision to change coaches. We don’t see this as a tragedy, we are one.” “Apostolos didn’t realize that he was putting too much pressure on Stefanos, he only had tennis on his mind,” said Stefanos’ mother.

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