Stefanos Tsitsipas seen with Thomas Enqvist in Rotterdam - is he preparing to ditch his father as coach?

Stefanos Tsitsipas looks to have made a change in his coaching setup for the first time in his career. Tsitsipas — who has only ever been coached by his father Apostolos — was seen with former world No. 4 Thomas Enqvist during practice prior to the Rotterdam Open.

Ad/> The pair are known to have become close during the 2021 Laver Cup, when Enqvist was vice-captain of Tsitsipas' Team Europe. TennisDjokovic's career in serious danger, says Moya3 HOURS AGO It remains to be seen if this is a temporary or permanent arrangement, and whether it means Apostolos will be stood down from his role or kept on as part of his son's entourage. Recent controversy about his relationship with his father may have played a part in Tsitsipas exploring different options.

The 23-year-old was given a code violation during his Australian Open semi-final against Daniil Medvedev for receiving coaching from his father, with Medvedev launching into a tirade at the umpire for what he believed had been going on during the match. Djokovic's career in serious danger, says Moya Murray set to skip Roland Garros — and entire clay court season Tsitsipas said that he had tried at length during his career to prevent his father from engaging in the practice, but that the pleas fell on deaf ears. «I've talked to him about it.

I've tried, spent countless hours trying to figure it out with him, but it's part of him,» Tsitsipas said. /> «But it's fine, they can do that if they want if they believe it's right. »That was also one of the reasons last year I went out publicly on one of my social media platforms and said that I think coaching should be allowed, simply because coaches do it anyways." Eurosport pundits Mats Wilander and Tim Henman also urged Tsitsipas to