Tsitsipas lashes out at his father: "It was exhausting to feel so pressured"

Stefanos Tsitsipas seems to have decided to embark on a public campaign against his father and everything he has experienced with him lately. Each press appearance of the Greek is based on subliminal messages towards his parent and great optimism regarding his future. At the US Open 2026, he took it a step further.

The professional relationship between father Apostolos Tsitsipas and son ended months ago, and the personal one seems like it could be greatly affected if we consider the resentment that appears to be flooding Stefanos Tsitsipas' mind. 

Before competing at the US Open 2026 against Arthur Fils, the Greek tennis player expressed his thoughts about what, according to him, made him feel for a long time, distorting his career and his own behavior. He also spoke about Patrick Mouratoglou and his reintegration into his team, in words gathered by sdna.org.

This was Tsitsipas' outburst at the US Open 2026

Tsitsipas looks to the future while criticizing his past

"I feel good. There are many changes, and it takes a lot of character to elevate my game day by day. It’s difficult many times because I’m used to something completely different. But I’m excited about the future in general. I’m not talking about tomorrow or the day after. I’m speaking generally about the future, the future of my game, and how I manage situations."

"I feel like I have transformed into something a bit more human and more in line with my character, I would say. I no longer feel that there is tension in my team that I don’t need. There were some things in the past that I wasn’t very happy with; I wasn’t proud of how I expressed my anger towards my father, for example, whom I care for deeply."

"Many times I feel guilty when I think that I spoke so poorly during my matches in the box. However, looking back, I think some things were not managed very well from the box either."

"I believe that the purpose of a team is also to provide calm and peace to the player when they are on the court, and not more chaos. And right now, I’m getting exactly what I want."

Tsitsipas values making his own decisions

"It has been very refreshing. Refreshing not to have a voice constantly over me guiding me and giving me information. After a while, it also becomes mentally exhausting to fall into such a constant routine and feel pressured. It doesn’t make being out there on the court as enjoyable and interesting."

"Now I feel that my decisions are more personal, just like the way I manage things on the court. And I like this process. I like being able to make my own decisions, managing certain situations my way."

"I have the feeling that in the past I didn’t even have space to think for myself. Because there was always some information or something I had to do, and I wasn’t using my own head that much. Now I’m in a process where I trust myself more than anyone else."

His opinion on Mouratoglou

"He is a very nice character and a very pleasant person. It is good to be with him. He has many stories from the tennis world and has lived through a lot himself. And, of course, he is an excellent coach who has trained many players and knows how to manage each player psychologically."

"I believe that coaching is about being able to be flexible to guide each player psychologically individually based on their character."

Stefanos Tsitsipas' ambitious goal

"I don’t know to what extent there is a possibility for something like this to happen, but I would like to be seeded at the Australian Open. To be able to have better draws and keep certain brackets under control that year. If you’re in the Top 32, it helps with many things."

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