Stefanos Tsitsipas has had a rough time since the 2025 season. He is currently languishing outside the top 45 and looks to be exiting the top 50 if he fails to perform better at the Monte Carlo Masters.
His former coach, Goran Ivanisevic, slammed the Greek star a few days ago for not taking his career seriously.
Tsitsipas started the 2025 season as World No.11. He looked like a better player after winning last year's Dubai Tennis Championships, but after that, he began to struggle with his form on the court. Last May, he announced that Novak Djokovic's ex-coach Ivanisevic would join his team ahead of the grass-court season.
The partnership was hailed by many and was expected to revive the career of the 27-year-old. But it didn't turn out that way. Tsitsipas crashed out of the Wimbledon Championships in the first round after retiring. Then, Ivanisevic went on a podcast and labeled Tsitsipas as a lazy player, which infuriated the World No.3.
Tsitsipas parted ways with Ivanisevic without haste and turned to his father as his coach. Over six months, since his reunion with his father, things have gone worse for Tsitsipas. Currently, he's ranked World No.49, and he's expected to drop out of the top 50 when the Monte Carlo Masters ends, as pundits believe he would not defend his quarter-finals finish last year.
The former World No.3, who was regarded as one of the players to watch out for when he reached the French Open final in 2021 and lost the championship to Djokovic in five sets, has not won four consecutive matches in over nine months.
In a recent interview, Ivanisevic revealed that Tsitsipas was struggling mentally when he met him to kick off their partnership. The Croatian coach added that he knew the partnership would not last after the second day.
During an interview with Splix Perten, Danish Davis Cup Coach Jacob Holst admitted that things don't look good for Tsitsipas currently:
No, without being too familiar with their controversy, it really doesn't look good. I think we can all agree on that.
Tsitsipas' biggest win in months came at the Miami Open, where he defeated fifth seed Alex de Minaur in straight sets. The win was expected to give Tsitsipas momentum at the tournament, but he crashed out in the next round 0-6, 1-6 against French star Arthur Fils. Tsitsipas has been in disappointing form this season.
Holger Rune is yet to return to the court this season. He has admitted that he looks forward to returning to tour ahead of the French Open. The Danish star ruptured his left Achilles tendon in October last year while competing at the Stockholm Open. He was competing at the ATP 250 tournament to secure a place in the ATP Finals in Turin.
He was previously in Dubai, where he was working with a physiotherapist on the injury. The Barcelona Open champion represented his country at the Davis Cup last year before they lost to Spain. During the aforementioned interview, Jacob Holst noted that if Rune returns from injury, he can have a place in his team:
I know he has good people around him. I know Holger is probably a little impatient, which he has to be. I'm sure they'll make a good decision. I assume it's also about making sure he's completely ready. Setbacks are the worst, so I hope it goes at the pace it should. Of course, we would like to see him back as soon as possible. I think he would like that too, not least.
Rune will surely prioritize getting back to his best level on the court when he returns. After such a long injury layoff, the Dane will need time and patience to improve on the court after many months on the sideline.
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