Stefanos Tsitsipas endured one of the worst years of his career on the court in 2025.
The Greek star’s ranking has plummeted to 34th in the world, the lowest it has been since the 2018 season.
His drop comes after a disappointing, injury-ridden campaign, during which Tsitsipas made a number of changes in his coaching team.
Though he managed to claim a title in Dubai, the former world number three has been a shell of his former self for the majority of the year.
Now, in an interview with Tennis 365, former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis gave some advice for Tsitsipas ahead of 2026.
Marcos Baghdatis gives advice to Stefanos Tsitsipas for 2026
Baghdatis said: “Listen, it’s very hard from the outside when you don’t know what’s going [on] inside, to say what he needs to do. That’s for sure.
“I think it’s decision-making, mostly. And if he can go back to the level he was; top 10 in the world? Of course he can. I still believe he can.
“But of course, it’s all the decisions and the things that you need to do to get there that are important.
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“So, it depends on a lot of decisions that he will take in the next few weeks, months. But I think if he takes the right decisions… which, it’s very difficult to say which one.
“[What] I would suggest from my experience as an ex-professional tennis player, maybe, is to get back to the basics. Start from scratch. Start from zero again and accept where you are right now, and build up on that.
“And not to think that… when you are top 10 and then you fall down, you always want to feel the same that you felt when you were there or when you played that match, but it’s not possible to feel the same.
“So you need to accept that and start from scratch and go from zero. Go from the basics and start all over again. And acceptance, I think it’s the key to accept where you are right now and to take it one step at a time.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s coaching changes during the 2025 season
Tsitsipas started the season working with Dimitris Chatzinikolaou, whom he had appointed in late 2024 after the split with his dad, Apostolos.
Following a number of poor results, Tsitsipas hired Goran Ivanisevic, Novak Djokovic‘s former coach who guided the Serb to nine of his 24 Grand Slam titles.
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However, Tsitsipas parted ways with Ivanisevic after just two months working together, having won just one match during the brief spell.
The Croat was heavily critical of Tsitsipas, claiming he had ‘never seen a more unprepared player’ in his life.
Tsitsipas then reunited with Apostolos, but the results have remained poor as he continues to deal with injury struggles.
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