Tennis is one of the sports where there are two key points that a player needs to be able to succeed. Beyond the physical and everything that this requires in terms of resistance and others, the most important thing is the psychological aspect, to know how to deal with each of the situations that can be experienced both within a match and throughout the race. Thus, Cristian Garin During the past year he suffered a lot mentally, something that forced him to hit rock bottom to resurface and return to the Top 100.
‘Gago’ in February 2022 went into depression for not being able to find his game, not feeling comfortable to the point that he fell several positions in the world ranking, which caused him to miss out on participating in the most important tournaments. Cristian Garin He knew how to return to the tennis elite thanks to professional support, but just as he was not loose on the courts, there was also an external factor, such as social networks, that damaged him emotionally.
In this sense, the man from Santiago gave an interview with the specialized tennis portal ‘Clay’, where he gave details about the aggressiveness that is experienced in social networks and has to be dealt with by a professional. “It is ugly sometimes to read people with so much hate, who criticize you and kill you without knowing you. Hurts. He was poorly focused, he was not enjoying himself very much, without objectives, a little lost ”started the 26-year-old tennis player.
Besides, Cristian Garin He made it clear that to overcome all the hatred he absorbed from social networks, added to his bad behavior on the circuit, he had to turn to a psychologist to help him return to his level. “It has helped me a lot. More than in tennis in life, because the player is one person and the person is another. You have to know how to handle the times, the anxieties, ”he added.
Tastes outside of tennis
As always happens, players, in addition to focusing on their activity, look for a new sport to try to clear their minds. Therefore, like the vast majority of tennis players, Cristian Garin he got involved in golf so he could focus on something else and take his mind off tennis all day.
“I like to play golf. I’m improving, it’s the first year I’ve played, I’m taking classes. It has helped me a lot to enjoy my free time, it was always difficult for me to find things compatible with tennis, because tennis wears you out a lot, ”she declared.
