Pierwsza zasada dobrego sportowego rodzica - umieć zarządzać własnymi emocjami i własnym stresem. Nawet na topowym poziomie. #Tsitsipas
Leading sports psychologist Daria Abramovicz gave some advice to the parents of Stefanos Tsitsipas after some tense moments at the ATP Finals.
His quarter-finals match against Rublev was very tense as he took the first set but lost the next two sets to Rublev quite easily. During the 3rd set, Tsitsipsa reacted in anger towards his parents when they started to argue with each other in the stands.
He hit a ball towards them to try and stop and it's a situation that created a lot of buzz in the tennis world. Courier reacted to it by saying they need to take a step back and now Abramowicz who transformed Swiatek reacted to it as well.
She wrote on Twitter:
"The first rule of a good sports parent - be able to manage your own emotions and your own stress. Even at the top level. #Tsitsipas."
It's obvious many in the sport's world think that his parents are holding him back to a degree which might or might not be true. His career certainly slowed down quite a bit recently.
Pierwsza zasada dobrego sportowego rodzica - umieć zarządzać własnymi emocjami i własnym stresem. Nawet na topowym poziomie. #Tsitsipas