By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, April 11, 2025
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Greek media stories Stefanos Tsitsipas will start working with coach Goran Ivanisevic after Roland Garros.
Tsitsipas positive might have used the Wimbledon winner’s serving experience recommendation at present.
Lorenzo Musetti dethroned defending Monte-Carlo champion Tsitsipas 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to achieve the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal.
Three-time champion Tsitsipas dedicated serving self-sabotage.
Tsitsipas served simply 49 p.c for the match, together with an unpleasant 29 p.c within the ultimate set when he spit up 4 of his seven double faults.
“[The cause] was, I might say, serve 100%,” Tsitsipas informed the media in Monte-Carlo. “The serve undoubtedly was the factor that sort of was lacking, but additionally, it did not assist me once I wanted it. I used to be enjoying with a second serve — your complete second and third set I used to be enjoying with only one serve.
“I can not say that I had moments the place I might, like, construct the rallies round my serve, putting it nicely. Possibly the primary set I served all proper, however nonetheless not fully glad with how I served within the first set.
“I would really feel like perhaps he got here in a bit sore and tight and his recreation wasn’t fairly displaying within the first set. I knew I used to be in bother once I wasn’t capable of put first serves in. It made me really feel unsure.”
It was Musetti’s first win in six conferences vs. the Greek and can ship the eighth-ranked Tsitsipas out of the High 15 to No. 16 when the brand new ATP rankings are launched on Monday.
The Greek publication Gazzett stories Tsitsipas will rent Goran Ivanisevic as his coach after Roland-Garros.
Former World No.3 Tsitsipas has but to talk publicly in regards to the transfer.
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Requested to handle stories he’s hiring Corridor of Famer Ivanisevic, Tsitsipas replied: “I am not ready to reply that but.”
That would imply the pair are nonetheless finalizing the connection. One of many biggest servers in tennis historical past, Ivanisevic is a extremely revered technician and tactician who coached each Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic to Grand Slam championships. Ivanisevic briefly labored with former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in December and January earlier than leaving that put up when Rybakina stated she deliberate to convey again her former coach, Stefano Vukov.
Kerei Abakar, of the Mouratoglou Academy, is presently working with the Tsitsipas in Monte-Carlo, and can reportedly stick with him for the rest of the clay season. Tsitispas’ father and former coach, Apostolos Tsitsipas, was readily available for at present’s quarterfinal.
