At work, blood is not always thicker than water

Stefanos Tsitsipas is 26 years old and already a very successful and wealthy tennis player, much wealthier than his parents. But his parents are not just limited to their familial role. They are also his partners and guides in cultivating his talent. It is to be expected that this confusion of roles can cause tensions and psychological complications.

The Greek public watched in shock on August 8 as the country's biggest tennis player kicked his coach out of the tennis court during his match against Kei Nishikori at the ATP Montreal Masters. The shock was due to the fact that Tsitsipas' now-former coach is also his father, Apostolos.

An outcry followed on social media with people dismissing Tsitsipas as a spoiled rich kid who doesn't even respect his own family.

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