“I feel, generally speaking, quite alone in life at the moment,” he told reporters.
Sports psychologists have often described professional tennis as one of the loneliest sports in the world, due to the combination of relentless travel, year-round tournament scheduling and individual pursuit on the court, creating a perfect storm.
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Zverev, the world No 3, is the latest player to refer to this sense of loneliness after another grand slam disappointment.
“I struggle mentally. I’ve been saying that since after the Australian Open. I’m trying to find ways to kind of get out of this hole. I keep kind of finding myself back in it in a way.
He traces the start of his negative feelings back to the Australian Open final, which was a straight sets drubbing to Jannik Sinner.
He has also experienced significant turmoil off the court in that time, contending with domestic abuse allegations from two ex-girlfriends since 2020 – both of which he denied.
Alexander Zverev admits he will consider seeking therapy after his shock first-round exit (Photo: Getty)“Maybe for the first time in my life I’ll probably need it,” he said.
“I’ve never felt this empty before – just lacking joy in everything that I do.”
In 2021, four-time major champion Naomi Osaka decided to speak publicly about suffering from “bouts of depression”, and it proved a watershed moment.
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Rublev has been known for violent outbursts on the court, even hitting himself with his racket to the point where he caused himself to bleed.
The feeling of losing, he said, “is like you’re dying”.
“In the end, tennis is just the trigger point,” Rublev told reporters at Wimbledon.
“They don’t really care because maybe they have different priorities, but the ones who love tennis, the tennis triggers you.”
Andrey Rublev says he can relate to how his fellow tennis star is feeling (Photo: Getty)The WTA have an in-person mental health care provider at all Grand Slams, 1000, 500, 250 and selected 125 events.
Their staffing numbers for mental health and performance have tripled in the last five years.
Their on-site psychology services have existed at the Grand Slams and majority of ATP Masters 1000 tournaments since 2023, with plans to increase this to all Masters tournaments and selected smaller tournaments from August.
Players also have access to remote support, as well as resources tailored to educate male players on wellbeing.
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“I don’t really remember it being a talking point much [at the beginning of my career],” she said on Wednesday.
“I think [the tour] have done a really good job at really helping all of the players through what is a really tough career.”
“From a pretty young age, our identity becomes very wrapped up in being a tennis player,” she added.
“You’re a full person that has all of these other really great attributes. I think that kind of made the tennis a little bit easier.”
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