
Title: Stressed and Struggling: A Player’s Perspective on the Intense Pressure of Professional Tennis
By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Thursday July 11, 2024Photo credit: Robert Prange/Getty Wimbledon—Tears welled in Donna Vekic’s eyes as spiking pain stung her right forearm and legs. The unseeded Vekic was two points from the Wimbledon final today only to see Jasmine Paolini dig in and prevail 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(8) in a wildly exhilarating…