Tennis: Frustration, the main enemy in tennis? He is sure of it!

Holder of a Master’s degree in sports journalism, I fell in love with tennis since childhood and have always loved reading the great stories of this sport. Today, I want to tell them about them, take full advantage of my passion and be as close as possible to the aces of the circuit.

This year, Novak Djokovic once again dazzled everyone by winning three of the four Grand Slam tournaments. The 36-year-old Serbian appears indestructible and most of his success certainly lies in his mental ability to be ready for the fight at all times. Recently, it was Rafael Nadal who returned to the subject by addressing the success of his Serbian rival.

Absent from the circuit since the start of the year, Rafael Nadal has not yet planned a return date. The Spaniard, who had surgery a few months ago, is recovering slowly and has returned to training. This year he had to observe from a distance Novak Djokovic exceed it in the number of titles in Grand Slam without being able to do anything. But he is far from letting himself be defeated, he who seems definitively left behind in the race for the greatest player of all time.

Clearing the void, the solution

Since his elimination in the second round of theAustralian Open, Rafael Nadal no longer played on the circuit. The Spaniard observes everyone’s exploits on the circuit with a not-so-attentive eye. “I don’t watch tennis much because of the sheer disconnect. I saw the US Open final, I saw the Wimbledon final, but I watch very little because I feel like then I wouldn’t be completely disconnected. When you’ve been doing something your whole life, it’s difficult to watch a tennis match to disconnect. You end up analyzing things and it doesn’t allow you to disconnect” he confided recently.

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Not overcome by frustration

Leading in the number of titles in Grand Slam at the beginning of the year, Rafael Nadal would have every reason in the world to be frustrated. But the 37-year-old Spaniard is wisely awaiting his final hour, that of the final return of a tennis legend. ” I’m not like that. I’m someone who turns the page very quickly, I’m not one of those who thinks I should be there. It doesn’t hurt me: I watch the US Open and I don’t have a stomach ache because I’m not there. Another thing is if you’re there, you’ve lost, you’ve been hurt and you have to leave. In my case, I have been at peace for a while” he declared, while admitting that Novak Djokovic is indeed the best player of all time in terms of numbers.

A mentally difficult sport

Many agree that tennis is one of the most psychologically difficult sports to approach. Each player must remain focused for sometimes five hours at the highest level while maintaining a high physical level. Rafael Nadal is known for being a warrior who fights tirelessly and never gives up. At the moment, there are numerous tributes sinceEvery Swiatek et Ben Shelton recently praised the qualities of the Mallorcan.