Patrick Mouratoglou says Stefanos Tsitsipas took a leaf out of Novak Djokovic’s toilet break book

Patrick Mouratoglou insists Stefanos Tsitsipas doesn’t take prolonged lavatory breaks to disrupt his opponents’ rhythm, saying he does it to “reset and to refocus” whereas additionally including that the Greek “realized” the trick from Novak Djokovic.

Tsitsipas has come beneath hearth after lengthy journeys to the bathroom on the Cincinnati Masters and the US Open with Alexander Zverev accusing him taking his telephone with him to the bathroom on the Masters 1000 occasion and Andy Murray said he “lost respect” for the world No 3 following two prolonged breaks.

The 23-year-old, although, is adamant that he didn’t break any guidelines whereas his compatriot Maria Sakkari defended him, saying he’s “very intense on the courtroom, however he’s very gradual in different actions”.

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In a video interview with Tennis Majors, Mouratoglou – who’s a part of Tsitsipas teaching staff – says the Greek took the breaks to calm himself down.

“When a participant takes a bathroom break, he takes a bathroom break more often than not not as a result of he wants the bathroom however as a result of it’s a second for him to reset and to refocus,” he mentioned.

“More often than not he’s misplaced the set. He must settle down, be alone and be inside himself to search out himself an answer and that’s the solely factor that Stefanos does.

“It’s even annoying to suppose {that a} participant would solely do this to disturb the rhythm of his opponent. When he did that (took a break) in opposition to Murray he simply gained a set. So why would he attempt to break the rhythm?”

Mouratoglou additionally revealed that the journeys to the toilet are one thing they picked up from world No 1 Djokovic because the 20-time Grand Slam winner used the coverage in the course of the French Open ultimate.

“When he misplaced his Roland Garros ultimate he was two units to like up. Djokovic took a bathroom break, got here again after which it was a distinct match. He realized from that,” he added.

“He didn’t be taught that Djokovic broke his rhythm. He discovered that Djokovic took time for himself within the locker room and was in a position to reset and are available again completely different.

“He realized that, tried it and it labored out for him. That’s why he continues to do it.”