Stefanos Tsitsipas father, Apostolos Tsitsipas, is not a former tennis player. He had played football and basketball and even went ahead to compete on the Greek national football team.
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Did Tsitsipas Get Coaching Violation?
Apostolos received two coaching violations for coaching on-court.
It is a grievous offence on the ATP Tour.
Who Is Apostolos Tsitsipas?
Apostolos is a trained tennis coach who studied tennis coaching at the University of Athens.
He had coached his son, Stefanos since he was aged and helped him win four ATP Tour singles titles.
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Apostolos is of Greek origin and was born in Proastio, Karditsa.
He is married to Julia Apostoli, a former world number 1 tennis player who represented the Soviet Union in the Federation Cup.
Apostolos and Julia served as tennis instructors at the Astir Palace resort hotel in Vouliagmeni. The couple had first met at a WTA tournament in Athens and today they have four children who are all tennis players – Stefanos, Petros, Pavlos, and Elisavet.
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