"Never seen a more unprepared player in my life": Goran Ivanisevic slams Stefanos Tsitsipas for poor show at Wimbledon

Goran Ivanisevic has lambasted Stefanos Tsitsipas for having a poor approach after his recent outing at Wimbledon. The 26-year-old is going through a lean patch. For the first time since 2018, Tsitsipas has failed to get past the second round of any of the first three Grand Slams.

At the Australian Open, Tsitsipas was knocked out after losing in the first round to America’s Alex Michelsen with a score of 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. At the French Open, Tsitsipas’ journey ended in the second round as he lost to Italy’s Matteo Gigante with a score of 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

Tsitsipas’ most recent outing was at Wimbledon, where he was forced to retire because of a back injury during the first-round contest against France’s Valentin Royer. The final score of the match was 6-3, 6-2. Overall, Tsitsipas has suffered 12 defeats in just 31 matches this year, which is why he is now placed outside the top 25 players in the ATP rankings.

To overcome such struggles, Tsitsipas changed his coaching staff and hired the former Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic as his new coach. Ivanisevic has spoken to Serbian media outlet Sport Klub, where he criticised Tsitsipas for his approach towards the sport. Ivanisevic went as far as saying that he has never seen a more ‘underprepared’ player than Tsitsipas taking part in a major event. Ivanisevic was also of the opinion that until Tsitsipas fixes his off-court activities, he will not be able to do justice to his talent.

“It’s both simple and not simple,” said Ivanisevic. “I’ve spoken to him several times. If he resolves certain off-court issues, he’ll have a chance to return to where he belongs, because he’s too good to be outside the top 10. He says he wants to (return to the top level), but he’s not doing anything. It’s always "I want, I want," but I don’t see any progress. I was shocked; I’ve never seen a more unprepared player in my life. With this knee, I’m three times fitter than him. It’s really bad.”