THE Stefanos Tsitsipas announced that he is ending his collaboration with his father, Apostolos, until his former coach.
The announcement of the 25-year-old tennis player via Twitter was made in the wake of his new outburst at the Montreal tournament, when he verbally attacked his father.
“My behavior on the pitch was unacceptable, and I feel disappointed that I got to a point where I showed a dark side of myself. When I feel disrespected, judged, or emotionally attacked, I tend to lose control of what comes out of my mouth, which goes against my values as a human being. I lost control and couldn’t see clearly in front of me.” wrote Tsitsipas commenting on the incident.
“My father will continue to travel with me and be there to support me and provide assistance off the field, as I have always wanted,” he pointed out among other things in his letter.
Tsitsipas’ announcement
“It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that my collaboration with my father as a coach has come to an end. I prefer to keep my father in his role as a father, and only as a father.
Philosophy teaches us that wisdom comes through understanding our limits and recognizing our mistakes. In my case, I realized that I was wrong to talk to my father the way I did. Tennis is not just a match, a hit or a performance of a few seconds. It is a long journey full of emotions, pressure and expectations. In that moment of frustration, there were many mistakes and errors on the part of my coach and father. As an introvert, I tend to hold in my emotions and build them up until I reach a bursting point. I consider myself patient, so the fact that I reacted this way left me shocked.
My behavior on the pitch was unacceptable, and I feel disappointed that I got to a point where I showed a dark side of myself. When I feel disrespected, judged, or emotionally attacked, I tend to lose control of what comes out of my mouth, which goes against my values as a human being. I lost control and could not see clearly in front of me.
My father has been trying for the past few years to train me, raise me the right way and provide me with knowledge and wisdom, both on and off the field. I thank him for that. I thank him for the sacrifices, pain and suffering he has endured to make this endeavor a success. From now on, his role will remain within the confines of the father role, and that alone.
My father will continue to travel with me and be there to support me and provide assistance off the field, as I have always wanted.
I have trusted my father with the coaching role for so many years, and I consider our partnership to be successful. I’m not sure who will take his place, and I’m not in a position to decide yet.
What I do know is that it is time to let this chapter and this phase close, and try to write a new one.
We’ve both agreed to that and hope to focus on our human side first, then the rest.
Accepting my mistakes and trying to mend my ways is part of my path as an athlete, and I assure you that I will continue to work hard to improve myself, both on and off the field. I hope this experience is a lesson for me, but also for everyone who struggles to find the right balance in their lives.”
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