'Mental health is so important': Canadian tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski speaks up on the huge mental pressure of the Olympics TokyoTakeTwo Tokyo2020
Of course, while carving out a highly successful career primarily playing doubles, she’s often resigned to the side courts away from centre stage. She feels for Osaka and Biles, whose high profile often forces them to perform “inside a box”.
“You can’t really think like that, you try not to think of outside pressure,” she said while opening up in a telephone interview with Postmedia several hours after the mixed doubles defeat. “I don’t feel like I let down Canada. I did the best I could. I showed up to play in the Olympics, but I just wasn’t good enough today in my sport. We have an expression that pressure is privilege. That means that what we do matters.
After a disappointing attempt in the first rotation of the women’s team event, the American was signified by an ‘R’ on the competitor list before the bars began, indicating she would not continue in the competition.She referenced former American tennis star Mardy Fish, who suffered cardiac arrhythmia in 2012, leading to a severe anxiety disorder that became so extreme he was afraid to leave his home at times.
Osaka was later fined $15,000 for that decision and withdrew from the tournament. She also opted out of playing in Wimbledon earlier this month, saying she wanted a break from the tour and to prepare herself for the Olympics. After losing in the third round at the Olympics, she acknowledged that all the pressures could have impacted her performance.
It’s a tricky subject to tackle and there may be some trial and error to along the way, as the French Open controversy with Osaka illustrated.
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