Tennis' Mental Health Challenge Explained

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Tennis' Mental Health Challenge Explained

Naomi Osaka’s decision to quit the French Open in 2021, having been fined by organisers for her refusal to attend media conferences, sparked widespread conversation about mental health in sport.

But, whiklst Osaka may have started the discussion around mental health in tennis, she is far from the first to experience its detrimental effects.

Yannick Noah, Pat Cash, Serena Williams, Benoit Paire, Dominic Thiem and Nick Kyrgios have all spoken of suffering mental health-related issues, stemming from the pressure of tennis.

This notion is certainly supported by a study from the University of Birmingham, whose anonymised findings confirmed the notion that elite sporting environments consist of a range of competitive, organisational, and personal stressors.

Specifically, pro tennis players said they struggle with the weight of expectation, the financial imbalance of the professional system, the social and psychological impact of living a nomadic existence, and physical and mental fatigue.

It's for this reason that those in charge of the sport must ensure professional environments care for players on physical, safety, social and psychological levels.

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