Alright, so here’s the thing. I just stumbled across this post from Sara Sorribes Tormo – yeah, the tennis player – and it kind of hit me. So she basically drops a bomb on Insta saying she’s stepping back from tennis for a while. Turns out, she’s been secretly battling some mental health stuff while smashing it on court. Who knew, right?
Anyway, you know how it goes. Life as a pro athlete ain’t always sunshine and trophies, even though it totally looks that way from where we’re sitting, popcorn in hand. But in reality, she’s been, like, having one too many rough days? To the point where she’s questioning if she’ll ever bounce back. It’s all up in the air. She’s 28, by the way. Just thought I’d throw that in there.
In this letter – a raw, handwritten thing, no less – Sara spills about wanting some time off. She talks about how the version of herself smiling for fans isn’t the same person she feels she is right now. On the court, she’s been pushing through waves of, I guess, not-calm (is that a word?), while everyone thinks she’s killin’ it out there. But turns out, the weight of it all is a bit much.
So why now, you’re thinking? Well, here’s where it gets real. She admits the thrill for tennis just went poof. Boom. Gone. Imagine a once-chirpy player who just adored training and thriving, suddenly saying “nah, I’m kinda over this.” Mind-blowing. And it’s not like she’s just whining – she’s actually been a beast on the court, punishing opponents with a wild game that’s, like, physically demanding. But now… nah.
She’s not one hundred percent sure if this chill-out phase is a pit-stop or a full-on pitfall. Let’s face it – everyone needs a breather sometimes. But what if it’s forever? That’s what she’s grappling with. Coherent? Maybe not, but you feel me?
Oh! Remember her epic win against world No.1 Ash Barty at the Olympics? That was killer, right? She just crushed it 6-4, 6-3 and Barty was, like, tossing unforced errors all over the place, 55 of ‘em! Sara was unfazed. Just 13 mistakes. Insane, right? But even that thrill didn’t last, apparently.
Anyway – sidetrack – Sara is hoping to find some peace, whether through these timeouts or… maybe waving goodbye to professional tennis? Who knows! All I’m saying is, we might see her back on the court someday, or maybe doing something completely different. Either way, here’s hoping she finds what she’s searching for.
