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I remember watching a documentary in my Master’s course, Psychological Aspects of Sport, about the influence of parents on their children’s athletic experiences. It made me reflect on my own journey. I was introduced to tennis because my parents believed it could become a career and provide me with a future. At just nine years old, I was told that tennis would be my job. No pressure, right??? I LOVE tennis, and it will always hold a special place in my heart, but I have carri

I still remember the first time someone told me, “You are such a girl.” I was about seven years old and had just started getting better at tennis. I was in the same group with two other boys my age, and we trained together and traveled to tournaments regularly. We were around each other almost every day. You would think that seeing each other so often would make us close friends, but that was not the case. The boys would often team up against me, giving me nicknames or tellin

For as long as I can remember I have been on the tennis court. Tennis has been part of my life for the past 27 years, and it always will be. Like any athlete, I have experienced both highs and lows with my emotions on the court over the years. When I first started playing, tennis was fun and exciting, and it always made me feel so relaxed and at home. As I got older and improved, the pressure of tennis became overwhelming at times. Maintaining my ranking and competing at the