Episode 121: Daria Abramowicz - Person first, player second
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Naomi Osaka´s withdrawal from the French Open this week has called attention to the mental health of professional tennis players. The world number 2 was fined $15,000 for not taking part in a post-match press conference, and threatened with expulsion if she continued to not talk to the media. She pulled out of the tournament on Monday. In this bonus episode we speak to Daria Abramowicz, the sports psychologist of defending French Open Champion Iga Swiatek. A former competitive sailor for Poland, Daria has been a part of Iga´s travelling team since 2019. She gives us her thoughts on the chain of events leading up to Osaka´s withdrawal, and how she hopes this will be a turning point for the mental health of athletes. She also describes her work with Iga and gives advice to players who aren´t able to work with a sports psychologist. Connect Follow Daria on Twitter: @abramowiczd Follow Control the Controllables on Instagram: @ctc.podcast Visit SotoTennis Academy´s Website: www.sototennis.com Listen to the episode with Iga Swiatek on Control the Controllables
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