Coach Goran Ivanisevic, Who ‘Completely Lost Himself’ in Novak Djokovic, Was ‘Wrong’ Choice for Stefanos Tsitsipas

For six years, Goran Ivansevic worked with Novak Djokovic , joining his team in 2018. Under the Croatian coach, the Serb lifted half of his 24 Grand Slam titles.

They split in March last year. After the end of the partnership, Ivanisevic joined a WTA player’s team for the first time. It was Elena Rybakina who hired him following her split with Stefano Vukov , but as she re-hired the latter, it ended the partnership with Ivanisevic.

After Rybakina, Ivanisevic was hired by Stefanos Tsitsipas . It was the mom of the latter, Julia Apostoli , who suggested that he add Ivanisevic to his team amidst his tense relationship with his father, Apostolos Tsitsipas , also his coach.

But it was another short collaboration for Ivanisevic , who also called out Tsitsipas during an int