After the severe injury suffered at Wimbledon, Grigor changed his team and needed several months of physical work. Now he's back... and promises to recover his best tennis in 2026.
Xavier Malisse
Alexei Popyrin has confirmed just days before the start of the Miami Open 2025 that Xavier Malisse will not be in the coaching seat. The Belgian started working with the Australian in 2022 and has achieved significant milestones with him: breaking into the top 25 and winning the 2024 Canada Masters 1000. However, Popyrin himself announced the split on his Instagram. His poor start to the season, with only two wins in seven matches, could be the reason for ending this professional relationship.
🚨Alexei Popyrin has mutually ended his coaching partnership with Xavier Malisse.
— The First Serve (@TheFirstServeAU) March 17, 2025
The pair had been working together since late 2022; a period which saw Popyrin climb from outside the top-100 to inside the top-25 and win a Masters 1000 title.#TheFirstServe pic.twitter.com/DqwaTXQo49
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Popyrin se separa de su entrenador Xavier Malisse después de tres años
After the severe injury suffered at Wimbledon, Grigor changed his team and needed several months of physical work. Now he's back... and promises to recover his best tennis in 2026.
Alexei Popyrin has confirmed just days before the start of the Miami Open 2025 that Xavier Malisse will not be in the coaching seat. The Belgian started working with the Australian in 2022 and has achieved significant milestones with him: breaking into the top 25 and winning the 2024 Canada Masters 1000. However, Popyrin himself announced the split on his Instagram. His poor start to the season, with only two wins in seven matches, could be the reason for ending this professional relationship.
🚨Alexei Popyrin has mutually ended his coaching partnership with Xavier Malisse.
— The First Serve (@TheFirstServeAU) March 17, 2025
The pair had been working together since late 2022; a period which saw Popyrin climb from outside the top-100 to inside the top-25 and win a Masters 1000 title.#TheFirstServe pic.twitter.com/DqwaTXQo49
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Popyrin se separa de su entrenador Xavier Malisse después de tres años