Stefanos Tsitsipas has spoken about rebuilding his relationship with his father as the two reunite their coaching-player relationship.
The Greek has trialled multiple coaches including more recently having Goran Ivanisevic in his corner.
However, nothing has worked for Tsitsipas who’s form has dipped since his ATP 500 title in Dubai in February.
Now Tsitsipas has called back his father who have had multiple bust ups in the past but are now looking to put that past them and move forward.
Speaking about the appointment Tsitsipas admitted he’s looking to find his identity again as the pair look to rebuild their professional relationship, “It might not be something smooth that suddenly you see the right outcome out of it, of being back again with my father,” Tsitsipas told the ATP website.
“That’s not really what the whole point is. It is trying to figure out the person who cares the most about me and really is going to spend extra hours on the court, perfecting me, trying to get me as good as possible.
“I feel like I didn’t have enough patience anymore as well. I’ve grown since then. He’s grown since then. I feel like his perception about certain things has changed towards the better. I’m hoping we can work towards that together, and I’m hoping we can [hear] each other out.”
It’s been a poor run of form from Tsitsipas recently who snapped a five match losing streak in Cincinnati against Fabian Marozsan.
Most of the blame for Tsitsipas’ abysmal form is a flurry of unforced errors with his technique being sloppy at times.
Now with his father by his side, the former Australian Open finalist is looking to resurrect that side of his game, “I’m a technical player, I rely a lot on my technique. I need to have a good technique in order to hit the ball the way I like it,” Tsitsipas explained.
“In order to be able to do that, I also need someone who has a good eye for it and someone who’s going to spend hours on the court trying to clean those shots up and make them as smooth and as effective as possible without overcomplicating things.
“There are plenty of things, meaning adjustments. I don’t feel like it’s as big as trying to change a forehand or backhand. But there are certain ways, there are certain habits that you build up during [your career on the] Tour that you’re not aware of yourself because you’re just focussed on what’s going to happen on the other side of the court.
“So I feel like the importance of a coach is also trying to recalibrate certain misalignments, mistimings on your technique and the way you come behind the ball and certain things.”
Tsitsipas will look to reach the fourth round of Cincinnati when he takes on Benjamin Bonzi on Monday.
The former world number two is 3-0 up on their head-to-head although Bonzi knocked out Lorenzo Musetti to reach the third round.
