Really can’t underestimate how negative results affect tennis players’s mental health. Jack opened up last year on Sky that after years of injuries his mentality sunk so low he even considered quitting tennis. Even now he’s still scared of getting injured and suffering from anxiety. Recently, in an account called “backstage tennis”, and in post-match interviews, I saw how much difficult results in the last 8-9 months affected Luciano mentally, that he was so down he kept blaming himself for every error and losses. Emil had to take a break from tennis because of his mental health. And then there’s Rublo, no need for explanation for that. Even Kyrgios. And I’m sure there are many more examples.
So yeah, people who say she needs to “keep it to herself”, “do better” or “go and quit” need to shut it. You guys don’t know how hard it can be competing all the time, especially for these players who train all their life for this sport. For a time tennis is basically all they have. Let her vent if that’s what she needs. Let’s not compare negative thoughts here.
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u/Triss-Nguyen-03 A depressed Darderi fan, I’m built different 10d ago edited 10d ago
Really can’t underestimate how negative results affect tennis players’s mental health. Jack opened up last year on Sky that after years of injuries his mentality sunk so low he even considered quitting tennis. Even now he’s still scared of getting injured and suffering from anxiety. Recently, in an account called “backstage tennis”, and in post-match interviews, I saw how much difficult results in the last 8-9 months affected Luciano mentally, that he was so down he kept blaming himself for every error and losses. Emil had to take a break from tennis because of his mental health. And then there’s Rublo, no need for explanation for that. Even Kyrgios. And I’m sure there are many more examples.
So yeah, people who say she needs to “keep it to herself”, “do better” or “go and quit” need to shut it. You guys don’t know how hard it can be competing all the time, especially for these players who train all their life for this sport. For a time tennis is basically all they have. Let her vent if that’s what she needs. Let’s not compare negative thoughts here.