Czech Tennis: Mental Game & New Coach Boost Performance

His emotional outpourings went around the world. Czech tennis player Tomáš Macháč decided to solve his psychological problems. He works with a new psychologist.

Among the Czech players this year, he played perhaps the best tennis. But Tomáš Macháč also often showed the dark side of his game. Negative emotions. It obviously had a big impact on his performance. He also quickly scratched several games due to his difficulties. “It was definitely connected with the psyche,” said the elite Czech tennis player in the Rakety podcast.

He was criticized by a number of experts

At first, he said, the convulsions affected him at a moment when he was not sufficiently physically prepared. “I thought about it a lot, I wasn’t sure. And I’m like that, I’d rather not risk anything and end the match.” Macháč clarified his decision, after which, in addition to fans, he was criticized by a number of experts. Also due to health problems, he fell twelve places in the ATP rankings to the 32nd position.

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To avoid a bad mood, he started working with a psychologist. “There were certainly matches that could have been finished, that I could have somehow left it. But it was a stressor for me. And it’s something that I’m also dealing with now with a new psychologist,” Macháč revealed his new reinforcement. “Compared to what I did in the past, it’s a stark difference. Now it’s about a daily routine. About having to do certain things even if I don’t feel like it.” outlined for the Rockets.

Macháč: I went to work

Everything seems to be on track. “I see that readiness for tennis in my head is born off the court and only then I transfer it to the game,” Macháč described. “In the second half of the season, I didn’t enjoy tennis at all, I just went to the court like it was work. Now I’m working a lot on adjusting my head and I just wish I can stay healthy,” added the native of Beroun.

Anyway, his health is still not the best. “When I finally got over the cramping, my knee started to hurt. The sono revealed that I have some tears there and I need to rest. It’s still not 100%, so I’m just at the stage where I’m just gradually adding volumes. I want to start in Brisbane and depending on the matches I play there, I’ll decide if I add another tournament or go straight to Melbourne.” added Macháč.