(I saw that video as well just a few hours ago and was going to post here, lol!)

Many of those clips in the video were new to me -- his fighting with opponent during the exhibition, fighting with ball kids, fighting with umpire etc... Wow... Tsitsipas's personality is actually even worse than I thought!!

Well it is possible he will mature as time passes, so lets see.

 

I saw that video as well. Many of those clips were new to me -- his fighting with opponent during the exhibition, fighting with ball kids, fighting with umpire etc... Wow... Tsitsipas's personality is actually even worse than I thought!!

Well it is possible he will mature as time passes, so lets see.

Well something drastic needs to happen from him to mature and change his demeanor, his 23 already

 

Pretty good video describing Sissypas spoiled personality

Not sure what was funnier, this thread or watching Fed/Novak sitting next to each other & Medved/Tsitsi likewise on that train.

 

Not sure what was funnier, this thread or watching Fed/Novak sitting next to each other & Medved/Tsitsi likewise on the train.

Why to you find this thread funny?

 

While i don't deny Tsitsi needs work on his anger management, this ridiculous collective vitriolic campaign to defame him will do nothing to stop him from being a no.1 in the near future.
There have been & still are worse rotten apples to choose from in this sport.

 

I can't believe I'll be rooting for Medvedev for this NOT to happen . But it'll be priceless / hilarious if Daniil (or Sasha) mans up for the occasion to rip the spoilt kid's heart any chance they have to meet for No. 1. Yeap there have been worse rotten apples , but not this kiddy . the Greek reminds me of that entitled kid heir to Valley sucking his momma's breast in GOT .

Instead of his momma , it's his papa's nipples

 

He already is

 

I agree and I'm relieved that he is not more talented in this behaviour: I have disliked him for quite some time now and I had been afraid that his good looking and his complete tennis would make him able to disguise his awful personality, of a spoiled brat. He is fortunately so bad at managing his personality that most people see clearly who he is.

 

Wait I thought the hate was irrational?

 

I think this is all personally ridiculous. Yes I am a fan of stefanos, but if this was another player, the amount of threads posted on here and comments about how hated he is and how he deserves all that hate is insane. He has made mistakes, he’s said problematic things, but no player deserves to be told they will be the most hated player in the world, at 23.

 

I think this is all personally ridiculous. Yes I am a fan of stefanos, but if this was another player, the amount of threads posted on here and comments about how hated he is and how he deserves all that hate is insane. He has made mistakes, he’s said problematic things, but no player deserves to be told they will be the most hated player in the world, at 23.

Why are you talking in past tense? He is still doing those things

 

Novaxx already got the illustrate title. The Greek God won’t do too badly

 

I'm not a Djoko fan, but as a player you have to respect his achievements. I just don't think he's a great role model outside of tennis.
He's not in the same realm of whininess as Sissypants.

 

I doubt he can be as repulsive and unlikeable as Djokovic even if he tries so no.

 

You need to grow up. Djokovic is neither repulsive nor unlikeable. Also, nothing Djokovic has “done” comes even close to insulting someone on the basis of their nationality and cheating in every match. And this thread is not about Djokovic. Find a new obsession.

 

Do we really need yet another thread which only purpose is to instigate even more hate on Tsitsipas? ?‍♂

 

This video shows his fights with ball kids, opponents and umpires which might not be widely known. I had only hated him for bathroom breaks and on-court coaching (and some arrogance in interviews) but looks like there’s more ….. It’s good for us tennis armchair experts to be aware of all things regarding top 5 players… ??

Just because some insecure retards in an insignificant tennis forum hate on a handsome, tall man with blond hair, doesn't mean he's the most hated tennis player. ??

This video shows that MTF is not the only one who hates Tsitsipas. In fact this video puts it so strongly that j am convinced that there are many people outside MTF who must not be liking him

 

I've defended Tsitsipas more often than not, to me he is just a hyperambitious guy who wants to win so much that he forgets about everything else. That alone is not a bad thing imo. But maturity means being able to control these emotions and he's not there yet. And while I can give him a pass on talking shit to umpires and other players, tweeting 1 minute after embarrassing losses, even on coaching (no idea what his dad could tell him to really change the course of a match), abusing ballkids is something I can't stand and something that really shows where a player is in terms of maturity and mental state. It's like in life - you might be having the worst day, everything might be going against you and still - you gotta treat kids well. They are there to help while you are making millions.

 

you can use that to excuse all sorts of nasty behaviour, you see that at the club level. it's not ok there, it isn't ok anywhere else.

 

There's a thread about him being the most marketable tennis player so this is complete BS. Just because some insecure retards in an insignificant tennis forum hate on a handsome, tall man with blond hair, doesn't mean he's the most hated tennis player. ??

 

True, was ranked at #8 (Djokovic at #9). Seems that ranking was based a lot on social media influence/impact.

This year’s 50 Most Marketable (50MM) Athletes list is presented by digital social media flow leader specialist Greenfly and powered by Zoomph’s digital engagement measurement expertise. The methodology draws on vast amounts of social media data to generate an Athlete Influencer Score comprising five key metrics: post frequency, reach, engagement, fan demographic and fan attractiveness.

Designed to accurately measure social media marketability, the Athlete Influencer Score is based not just on an athlete’s social media reach, but also demographic makeup and consumer affinities of their audience. More than 7,000 athletes who have been active in 2021 on at least three of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok were tracked and analysed in order to inform the list.

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“Based not just on reach but also an understanding of crossover appeal and the demographics with buying power, we feel as if this year’s 50 represent a true snapshot of where athlete marketing is in a world where their voices are being heard louder than they ever have before.”

Tom Kuhr, chief marketing officer at Greenfly, added: “SportsPro’s list demonstrates a shift in athlete marketability that goes beyond reach and engagement. Fans want to connect directly with athletes on social, bypassing leagues and teams. When athletes are authentic and relatable, they’re able to connect more deeply with fans and followers. That’s what brands should be looking for now - honest endorsement and an audience that listens. Reach and frequency is perfect for assessing ad spend, but athletes are really our most valuable influencers.”

The highlighted part... What I've seen from Tsitsipas in interviews and video clips, he seems to align quite well with this notion. Don't follow what/how often he posts stuff on social media, but I assume he does this quite a bit as well (only recall the vlogging from the beginning stages of his Main Tour career; 3-4 years ago).

 

He has the most attractive game of the younger guys and is obviously the most handsome, so he is certain to attract the strongest and most potent hatred as well as the most devoted support. That will become even truer if he lives up to his potential and starts winning slams.

But no, he will not be "the most hated player", though his haters on this website seem almost as insatiable as Nadal's haters (a tendency that was very seldom reflected by the audiences in actual tennis stadiums throughout Nadal's career).

 

Tsitsipas is kind of a douchebag, that much is true. He also wants to win real bad. As a person, I don't like him at all. As a player, he's certainly interesting to watch, though.

 

This sounds like Federer to me biggest brat in tennis history Tsitsipas however is Geek God nice classy humble guy.

 

The... what... pre-teen to 19 y/o Federer perhaps... But if you're saying the post Peter Carter's death and a dad Federer is also this then you're smoking the bad stuff.

From Brat to Champion: Roger Federer’s Story of Mental Transformation

Roger’s mental strength is not a natural gift, but a learned skill. In his early career, Federer struggled with anger on court and often lacked concentration.

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In an interview with Clique Dimanche, Roger Federer commented on how his character has evolved.

"At the beginning, I was very angry, then I quickly learned that little details are important and that if I continued on this path things would have been very bad for me.

I cried a lot and I threw my rackets everywhere. When I lost, I even broke some of them, believe me, I had to do a lot to learn to control my behaviour. The key moment of my change was in 2001 in Hamburg. I lost a match I should have won, and my behaviour was so bad that I was upset with myself, and that's where I decided to keep myself calm, and I did it, I would say I became too much calm, which is why people were looking at me as a non competitive guy.

I did not like losing and I do not like it now too, for me, it's not just about playing but winning and losing always disappoints me a lot. I did not know how to find a balance between the two mental status, the anger and calmness.”

The Emotional Turning Point: Coach Peter Carter’s death

Peter Carter, who coached him from age 9 to 18, died in a car accident while on a trip in the safari in 2002. Federer learned of Carter's death while competing at the Canadian Masters in Toronto, a week before his 21st birthday, and according to 'The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection,' the book penned by Swiss tennis journalist Rene Stauffer, "he was never so upset in his life." Federer "left his hotel and ran through the streets, bawling and hysterical," an Australian newspaper reported.

Federer was devastated. That made Federer grow up incredibly quickly because he’d never had to think about mortality before. It stopped him in his tracks and it caused him problems for a long time in terms of dealing with it, dealing with the grief.

“I guess it was something of a wake up call,” Roger says. “I really started to train hard.”

It is certainly instructive in this context to consider an evolving but growing body of research which has found correlations between many of sport’s most exceptional achievers and some form of trauma during their formative years.

David Law, the former ATP communications manager, says. “Roger couldn’t handle imperfection. Peter was a big part in helping him to mature when he was alive in Roger’s formative years, and in his death in that Roger was forced to face something that he had not faced before. I don’t think he’d ever had to think about mortality before. It stopped him in his tracks."

The Shift: Fire to Ice

Realizing he had a problem, Federer spent the next two years focusing on his attitude and learning to combat his “fire” with “ice.” He said, “You know, like, have the fire and desire to win but the ice coolness to absorb losses and absorb bad mistakes.” Federer has acknowledged that his mental progress did not come easy. While Roger has never spoken in detail about this mental work, we know that he consulted a psychologist to address his anger issues in 1998 and 1999. Roger Federer’s former coach, Paul Dorochenko revealed the reasons behind his stabilized and triumphant career. One of them was a sports psychologist who was Federer’s counselor for about three to four years. “We put Roger Federer a sports psychologist who worked with him from 18 to 21 or 22,” Dorochenko said.

It's a story that makes Federer's demeanour today even more impressive. This is a hero who could have been someone else entirely. Indeed was someone else entirely, until he made the decision to change his life amidst ferocious grief.

It's also a lesson to the rest of us.

Federer’s mental improvement laid the foundation for his golden era of Grand Slam dominance that began at Wimbledon in 2003. Whatever learning process Federer went through, it was the catalyst that enabled him to become the truly great player of all times, that he is today.

I actually see similarities with Tsitsipas and Federer. The bit about "not being able to handle imperfection" is how I feel about Tsitsipas. And they have mentioned him also seeing a sports psychologist (well, probably standard fare these days). And the part about being fiery, but then calm about losses (Tsitsipas is often calm after a loss; albeit dour). Pretty good/calm analyses often in post-match pressers as well.

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I don't like Tsitsipas’ behaviours, but I want to give him a chance to fix them.

 

Pretty good video describing Sissypas spoiled personality

A whiny, mother's boy.

Say no more.

 

What a clickbait-y video. A complete waste of time.

 

I have never seen a player demeaning an entire country before in public — like Tsitsipas saying here that all French people are “weirdos” and indicating Russians are bullshit. Does anybody remember anybody else saying such a thing?

 

A lot of people say stuff like this. British people are this, Australians do this, Americans think this..

It’s something that people do, it’s not right but it happens. People also have done the same to him because of where he’s from. His mother is also russian, so for people to think much of that is just nitpicking.

 

Ridiculous attempted smear campaign You could do the same thing nitpicking and showing Federer's worst moments. Tsitsipas will be a hugely popular beloved champion and superstar very soon.

Bitter Hit defamtion smear job posts like this are ridiculous and Rothenburger like.

 

Wasn't Hewitt even worse early in his career? Yet he managed to retire as a pretty much universally loved player.

 

Tsitsipas is way classy than 6-0 Federer.

 

I have to agree it does seem the context of the "BS Russian" insult is mostly about Medvedev being a "fake Russian", rather than attack Russians...still not sure why he had to add it that way, like how does a Greek national despite his Russian roots can judge what a "true Russian" is better than the actual Russian national hehe.