New

‘it Helped Me Be Free’: Madison Keys On Therapy, Donald Trump And Her Husband As Coach

The Australian Open winner is ready for another tilt at Wimbledon after her injury heartbreak in last year’s tournament

Before she won her first grand slam tournament at the Australian Open in January, Madison Keys had spent more than a year talking to a therapist about her life rather than just her tennis career. “When I’d gone to see sports psychologists in the past it had been a little tunnel-focused on routines and big moments on the court,” she says on a sleepy Sunday afternoon in London. “So being able to talk to someone about broader life philosophies helped me get to the root of why I was feeling that way instead of just being uber-focused on decisive moments in a match.”

The 30-year-old American, who is ready for another tilt at Wimbledon, remembers some of the wayward suggestions that specialist sports psychiatrists would advise her to follow at crucial stages of a match. “It would be, like: ‘Make sure you look at your strings and do this specific thing and that’ll just help the nerves go away.’”

Back to Listing

credit:

‘it Helped Me Be Free’: Madison Keys On Therapy, Donald Trump And Her Husband As Coach

Popular Products