name='verify_a78772d791e94fc7f9666f0dd14249cc'/> Sports psychologist opens on areas she helped Ons Jabeur improve

Sports psychologist opens on areas she helped Ons Jabeur improve

Advertisemen

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur enjoyed a breakout season on the WTA Tour last year and now she is considered as one of the best players in the women's game. 

Jabeur's rise to the top of the game didn't come overnight as it was a process. 

In 2017, Jabeur started working with a sports psychologist Melania Maillard. 

When Jabeur started working with Maillard, she was shy and struggling with self-confidence. 

Now, Jabeur is much more open and her confidence levels have massively increased. 

In an interview with The National, Maillard explained how she helped Jabeur improve some areas and take her game to another level. 

Maillard: Jabeur is now much more confident and open 

“She believes more in herself. She used to be not so self confident,” Maillard told The National.

“She was a bit shy, now she wants to share so many things. She’s what I call a heart-open player. She had to face some fears she had and one of those fears was, ‘Who am I to put myself on the scene and is it useful for the people?’

“And when she understood that, she said, ‘Okay I go now, I don’t have to be so shy’. And to love more herself. She can love a lot of people, she wants to share a lot, she had to love herself too.

“So that was a big task, and to make her love working too. And to listen to all what she had to say. She didn’t know that she could say all what she had to say.”

According to The National, Jabeur and Maillard mostly held their sessions virtual. 

In Madrid, Maillard joined Jabeur and the Tunisian ended up winning the title.

When asked about that, Jabeur said Maillar was her "lucky charm."

After a strong Madrid run, it shouldn't be a surprise if Jabeur makes Maillard come with her during a Grand Slam event. 



from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/cEWYzG3
Advertisemen

Disclaimer: Images, articles or videos on the web sometimes come from various other media sources. Copyright is fully held by the source. If there are problems related to this, you can contact us disini.
Related Posts
Disqus Comments