Stefanos Tsitsipas Ends Coaching Stint with Ivanisevic; Fritz, Medvedev Advance in Washington

Posted : 24 July 2025

Stefanos Tsitsipas has ended his brief partnership with Goran Ivanisevic, less than two months after naming the Croatian as his coach. The Greek star, currently ranked 29th in the world, took to Instagram to confirm the split, describing the experience as “brief but intense” and acknowledging Ivanisevic’s contribution to his team.

The coaching collaboration was short-lived, beginning in May following a string of underwhelming performances in Grand Slam tournaments. Tsitsipas, a runner-up at both the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open, was forced to retire during his Wimbledon first-round match in June due to a back injury, trailing French qualifier Valentin Royer 6-3, 6-2 at the time.

Following that early exit, Ivanisevic criticized Tsitsipas publicly, stating he had “never seen a more unprepared player.” The Greek has reached just one Grand Slam quarterfinal in his last nine appearances, a worrying trend for a player once ranked as high as world No. 3.

Despite the rocky end, Tsitsipas expressed gratitude toward the former Wimbledon champion. “I have only respect for Goran — not just for what he’s achieved in tennis, but also for who he is as a person,” he wrote. Ivanisevic, who played a key role in Novak Djokovic’s success during their time together, also had a short coaching spell with Elena Rybakina earlier this season.

Meanwhile, at the ATP/WTA DC Open

Top seed Taylor Fritz breezed into the last 16 with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 win over Australian Aleksandar Vukic. The American, competing in his first tournament since reaching the Wimbledon semifinals, produced a dominant performance highlighted by 28 winners and a particularly sharp backhand down the line. Fritz now prepares to face Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi in the next round.

“I don’t usually favor that shot, but every backhand line I hit today was landing perfectly,” Fritz said in his post-match interview with Tennis Channel.

Daniil Medvedev had a tougher time, battling back from a set down to defeat Reilly Opelka 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. The Russian struggled with returns early on but adjusted as the match progressed, capitalizing on Opelka’s inconsistency in the final set. Medvedev now faces China’s Wu Yibing, who upset 10th seed Alexei Popyrin in three sets.

Elsewhere, there were mixed results for top players. Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev was knocked out by American teenager Learner Tien, while in the women’s draw, Maria Sakkari edged out second seed Emma Navarro in straight sets. Third seed Elena Rybakina moved on with a straight-sets win over Canada’s Victoria Mboko.

Veteran Venus Williams, playing doubles with Hailey Baptiste, narrowly lost a close contest to Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai. Williams, who made history earlier this week by becoming the oldest WTA match winner since 2004, is still alive in singles and will face Magdalena Frech in the round of 16.

Stefanos Tsitsipas Ends Coaching Stint with Ivanisevic; Fritz, Medvedev Advance in Washington

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