# Tsitsipas Says Father Split Should Have Come Earlier 2026-08-07T02:41:08+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Stefanos Tsitsipas said he should have ended his coaching partnership with father Apostolos earlier after losing to Brazil’s Joao Fonseca in the second round of the National Bank Open in Montreal. The Greek, formerly ranked world No. 3, has fallen to 53 in the ATP rankings after a difficult period. Tsitsipas split with Apostolos before Wimbledon and began working with Thomas Perrin, Patrick Mouratoglou and staff at the Mouratoglou Academy. He won the Gstaad title, his first of the year. Tsitsipas also praised Ben Shelton’s father as an example of how a parent should support a child in competitive tennis, saying few players are coached by their fathers today. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: ATP, Ben Shelton, Coaching, Stefanos Tsitsipas, tennis Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tsitsipas-says-father-split-should-have-come-earlier/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tsitsipas-says-father-split-should-have-come-earlier/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.