‘Anxiety and Stress?’ Simona Halep reveals why players nowadays cannot be ‘consistent’
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The Romanian professional tennis player Simona Halep is going to face Paula Badosa in the second round of the Madrid Open. She canceled her Miami Open tour because of a leg injury she got at the Indian Wells semifinals. She got a muscle tear which was diagnosed through an MRI scan and was out for 3 weeks.
She last played at the Indian Wells where she reached the semi-finals and lost to the World number 1 Iga Swiatek. Iga went on to win the Indian wells. Many players are having Injury issues and Simona commented that players are struggling and having anxiety issues and that can be the reason for their injury
“The world isn’t stable”: Simona Halep
Recently Rafael Nadal got a rib injury in his match against Carlos Alcaraz at the Indian wells semifinals. Iga Swiatek had to withdraw from the Madrid Open due to her shoulder injury. Roger Federer and Serena Williams are also waiting to make a comeback and have been out from injury for a very long time. These are uncertain times in tennis currently and Simona Halep feels that the reason for such inconsistency is anxiety and stress amongst players.
Simona said after her opening-round win: “The world isn’t stable, I have that feeling. So it’s not easy to handle it and anxiety can bring you down sometimes: that’s why probably us players are struggling. We can’t be so consistent anymore and also the injuries, I think they’re coming from the stress”
“I was a little bit better but still not very confident”: Simona Halep
After her Simona Halep injury in 2021, she joined the Mouratoglou Academy where she recovered from her injury. She got her injury in May against Angelique Kerber where she had to retire after leading to a set. She then returned in August but her ranking was already damaged. She is now the world ranked 21 by the WTA. In the Madrid Open her focus will be to return to the Top 20 and also win the tournament and start her journey to the world number 1 again.
Simona said “Actually 2021 was tough after the injury. At the beginning of this year, I was a little bit better but still not very confident so I thought it may be the last period I could play tennis. But then I discovered the Mouratoglou academy and the fire is back inside me”
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