Stefanos Tsitsipas readily welcomes Roland Garros and Wimbledon’s decision to allow on-court coaching during match
Stefanos Tsitsipas rejoiced at the decision made by French Open and Wimbledon to change their on-court coaching policy during the match.
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Tennis is one of the few major sports that forbid on-court coaching during match. In many other sports, such as football, cricket, and golf, coaches regularly give players guidance based on the circumstances. In the past, Wimbledon has been the practice’s strongest opponent since it felt that players should handle pressure on their own.
However, in regards to the topic of in-match coaching, French Open and Wimbledon have now changed their stance on the matter. Both the competitions have decided to modify the rules and now permits players to be coached by their mentors from the spectators stand. Thus, The Championships and Roland Garros have joined the other two Grand Slams- US Open and the Australian Open in permitting the practice in light of the impending shift. This change of policy is expected to bring an end to the practice of illegal coaching.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is one of the few tennis players who has always advocated for the on-court coaching. He had to pay fines many times because he was found to be coached during the match. Thus, when the decision was made he was certainly very pleased.
“Well, the coaching has always been there. Some coaches might have not been using it as much. In my case, it has always been part of how I do things when I’m on the court. I’m glad it’s not penalised now,” he said in an interview.
He thinks that this change in policy will help the tennis players and coaches.
“That’s how it should be. I see no reason to have a coach with you if they can’t share some of their view and knowledge with you when you’re competing. I feel like it’s something very natural in our sport. For sure it should be used,” he continued.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas wins it for Greece at Davis Cup
The 24-year old is making all the right headlines this season. He started his season by participating in the mixed-gender format United Cup 2023. Team Greece was one of the strongest teams in the competition with both top seeds from Greece, him and Maria Sakkari part of the team. Although, Greece could not win the tournament, his partnership with Maria Sakkari grabbed media attention.
Subsequently, Stefanos Tsitsipas came to Melbourne to participate in the Australian Open 2023. Here, he reached the final of the second Grand Slam of his career. However, this time too Novak Djokovic became the great obstacle which he could not surmount.
Following his successful run at Melbourne Park, he came home to play against Ecuador in the Davis Cup qualifiers. Greece beat Ecuador 2-0 in their first Group 1 qualifying round with Stefanos Tsitsipas’s winning his match against lvaro Guillén Meza 7-5, 6-2.
“I have nothing to prove to anyone. I know what I can do on the pitch; everyone knows it. The playing conditions were difficult today, I’m not used to it,” he said after the match.
However, he was grateful to the fans who came in huge numbers to support him and the Greek team.
We are incredibly grateful for the steadfast support…which drew a record-breaking 12,400 Greek fans. It was a genuinely amazing experience to perform for such a sizable and fervent crowd. This was a great gathering, and you could feel the enthusiasm and excitement both on and off the court,” he added further.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is ready to begin his journey into the Rotterdam Open 2023.
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