Tennis is a mental sport. It is a discipline where the management of emotions, pressure, stress, expectations, among other aspects; they are key for the player to deploy his full potential in a game.
On the professional tour many players work with specialists in the area to strengthen their mentality and be able to succeed at the highest level. One of them is the number one in the world, Iga Swiatek, who has given an interview to the medium “Zwierciardlo” to explain how he works with expectations, with perfectionism. “I am working on my perfectionism, because working for him, under his dictates, is definitely not constructive.
I have been aware of this for some time. And I know that striving for perfection in a certain field is fine, working on what we can influence as well, but accepting mistakes must be included in all of this,” said the four-time champion of Roland Garros, who works with psychologist Daria Abramowicz.
Iga Swiatek has worked a lot
This huge demand of its own could lead the player to suffer with a negative mentality. “It’s one of the traits I work on most intensely.
I’m trying to develop more understanding and uplifting patterns. This allows me to develop and become not only a…
