The world of tennis has been talking about mental health after\u00a0Alexander Zverev made a frank confession following his early Wimbledon defeat.<\/p>\n
A first-round exit to\u00a0Arthur Rinderknech prompted\u00a0Zverev to reveal he had been struggling with his mental health and suggested he may need the help of a threapist.<\/a><\/p>\n That topic has been put to other players at the British slam with the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu and Aryna Sabalenka all weighing in.<\/p>\n Alcaraz, who is eyeing his third consecutive Wimbledon title, said the key to his mental preparation was to focus on enjoying the sport rather than the pressure of winning.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve felt down a lot of times on the court and in tournaments,\u201d Alcaraz said when Zverev\u2019s comments were put to him.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just really happy to have found the right path again and such good joy on the court. For me, it is not about winning or losing. For me it\u2019s about having fun playing tennis, have fun stepping on court. Not thinking about the result. It\u2019s just living the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Raducanu, who has weathered her fair share of negative press, said she has to ignore the results side of the sport and try to find progress.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a mentally very challenging sport. I think for me, what I\u2019ve found, is trying to surround yourself with good people.. trying to win the day.. trying to focus on the process as much as possible.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the results, it\u2019s really difficult to kind of take your joy from the results. Because it\u2019s so up and down. It\u2019s a rollercoaster.\u201d<\/p>\n Therapists working with athletes is nothing new and indeed, women\u2019s world No. 1 Sabalenka revealed she spent five years working with one.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a therapist for like five years,\u201d she said. \u201cI stopped working [with them] maybe in 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s actually crazy to hear from someone like Alexander because he surrounded himself with the family. I think it\u2019s really important to talk openly about whatever you\u2019re dealing with. Especially if you have your family, you can say whatever you feel to your family.<\/p>\n John McEnroe reveals \u2018oh my god\u2019 verdict on certain Jack Draper characteristic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Emma Raducanu backed to give Aryna Sabalenka \u2018run for her money\u2019 ahead of Wimbledon clash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cMe, with my team, we always talk a lot. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t need a therapist. I have my team. We talk about whatever. I know they\u2019re not gonna judge me. They\u2019re not gonna blame me. They\u2019re just gonna accept it and we\u2019re gonna work through. This is the best advice I can give to Sascha [Zverev]\u201d<\/p>\n Andrey Rublev said these problems are not unique to tennis and that bad results or the sport can just be \u201cthe trigger point.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest, it has nothing to do with tennis,\u201d the 27-year-old said. \u201cIt\u2019s about the same thing. It\u2019s just that you can find excuses like you\u2019re exhausted or mentally tired of playing non-stop, non-stop, but it has nothing to do with tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the end, tennis is just the trigger point. It\u2019s something inside you that you have to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n Read next:\u00a0How to beat Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios reveals key as he sends Novak Djokovic message<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The post Alcaraz and Raducanu respond to Alexander Zverev\u2019s concerning mental health confession<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The world of tennis has been talking about mental health after\u00a0Alexander Zverev made a frank confession following his early Wimbledon defeat. A first-round exit to\u00a0Arthur Rinderknech prompted\u00a0Zverev to reveal he had been struggling with his mental health and suggested he may need the help of a threapist. 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