Former Tennis pro Goran Ivanisevic, who has coached legendary Novak Djokovic to nine grand slam titles, has been in a state of utter disbelief the way his new mentee Stefanos Tsitsipas has faced a disappointing exit from the Wimbledon 2025 in the opening round itself. The coach has forwarded some really harsh words to digest for the current World No. 26, and told that his fitness levels are scary, and someone who is as good of a player as he is, must fix these things to make a stellar comeback to the sport that has given him his all.
He further told that the basics of an athlete playing at a professional level in tennis has a lot of simple things to follow and the 53-year-old wants Tsitsipas to also see within himself and assess whether he deserves to be out of the Top 10, given the skills and potential he has.
“It’s simple and it’s not simple. I’ve talked to him a lot of times. If he solves some things outside of tennis, then he has a chance, and he’ll return to where he belongs, because he’s too good a player to be out of the top 10,” Ivanisevic told Sport Klub after his mentee's disappointing exit from the marquee event like Wimbledon.
I am three times fitter than Tsitsipas: Ivanisevic
The coach further added that there are things which are still under Tsitsipas' control, but he is too casual to be taking them into account. He further says that the 26-year-old is currently in a very bad shape, which is a very concerning topic.
“He wants to, but he doesn’t do anything. All ‘I want, I want’, but I don’t see that progress... I was shocked, I have never seen a more unprepared player in my life. With this knee, I am three times more fit than him. I'm not sure what he was doing in the previous 12 months, but his current shape is very poor. This is really bad,” Ivanisevic further added.