Managing Extreme Emotional Explosions

Key Points

• It’s normal to feel nervous, angry or stressed on a tennis court - the key is to have tools to deal with them
• 70% of the time Iga would show negative emotions on the court - it would help her performance and turn matches around
• Giving Iga 1 task to focus on during training would help her deal with negative emotions
• If negative emotions continue to spiral, stop the session and take a few minutes to calm down
• Recognise if emotions are helping or hindering your performance and deal with them
• Imagine you are playing doubles during a singles match and talk positively to your “imaginary” partner