(VIDEO) Major concern as Stefanos Tsitsipas' mother tries to coach while father shouts 'leave him alone'

Thursday, 30 April 2026 at 17:00

Stefanos Tsitsipas had a bit of a renaissance but he continues to show concerns at the Madrid Open as new footage emerged which saw his mother trying to interject into his training much to the behest of his father.

His mother Julia Salnikova, actively intervenes giving instructions. However his father and lifelong coach Apostolos Tsitsipas cuts her off sharply saying 'leave him alone'.

Questions have continued to persist over the working environment that Tsitsipas finds himself in and even when he decided to ditch his father to work with Goran Ivanisevic, family ties were an issue as he decided to continue working with his father after that fell apart.

Tsitsipas has a fraught relationship with his dad as seen by the scenes at the Madrid Open where he exploded in anger at him during his tie in the first round. He did reach the Last 16 which showed positive signs and in dating Kristen Thoms, he has stability off court.

"Watching this video, we better understand what Tsitsipas is going through... His mother speaks, his father tells her to be quiet... while Stefanos tries to train," wrote Jose Moron, a tennis journalist.

But it seems like despite his stock rising again on court, his father and mother seem to be an incredibly increasing issue.

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Cuando uno ve este vídeo puede entender algunas de las cosas que le pasan a Tsitsipas.

Su madre, metida de lleno en el entrenamiento, diciendo cosas, mientras su padre le dice que se calle y le deje.

Mientras, Stefanos intenta entrenar 😰 pic.twitter.com/fXmUPmORoo
— José Morón (@jmgmoron) April 30, 2026

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