Stefanos Tsitsipas’ player-coach relationship with Goran Ivanisevic did not go the way he would have dreamt it up, having lasted less than two months.
Tsitsipas appointed Ivanisevic after his disappointing campaign at Roland Garros, in which the Greek suffered a second-round exit.
With the Croatian in his corner, he lost in his second match at the Halle Open and bowed out of Wimbledon in round one after being forced to retire due to injury.
Following their short-lived campaign at the All England Club together, Ivanisevic and Tsitsipas parted ways, with the former world number three rehiring his father for the role.
Goran Ivanisevic gives an update on his coaching career
The 53-year-old has since been assessing his next move and reflecting on his time coaching Novak Djokovic.
In an interview with First and Red, Ivanisevic said: “I mean, Novak won everything, we won, I don’t know, nine Grand Slams together.
“He broke all the records. I witnessed unbelievable things being with the best tennis player in history.
“But I like to work, I like to do this job, and for me, it’s… If I’m gonna think how I was working with Novak, how can I work with anybody else, then I will never work in tennis anymore, then I should maybe retire, but I don’t think like that.
“My period with Novak, beautiful five years, I’m never gonna forget, we stayed friends, we’re gonna always be friends, and that’s finished now, you know, it’s present time and I like to be on the tennis court.
“I think I still have something to give to the tennis and to teach somebody if they’re going to listen and cooperate.”
Goran Ivanisevic’s successful coaching history
Ivanisevic first began coaching in 2013 when teaming up with compatriot Marin Cilic, who he helped clinch a maiden Grand Slam title at the 2014 US Open.
He enjoyed brief spells with Tomas Berdych and Milos Raonic, before taking Djokovic under his wing in 2019.
From that year until 2024, he guided the Serb to nine major crowns, including three at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, two at Roland Garros, and one at the US Open.
Since then, he has had short and unsuccessful stints with former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and Tsitsipas.
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