Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu Reveal How They’re Holding Their Pleasure Alive After Considerations Over Tennis Gamers’ Psychological Well being
Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu have shared their private approaches to staying mentally sturdy and holding pleasure alive on the court docket. Each gamers, talking after their second-round wins at Wimbledon 2025, mirrored on how they navigate the psychological rollercoaster of a sport the place shedding is commonly extra frequent than successful.
Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz Be part of Psychological Well being Dialog Sparked by Alexander Zverev
The subject surfaced after German participant Alexander Zverev made headlines with a susceptible press convention this week, revealing that he’s been struggling to seek out pleasure and motivation. His feedback struck a chord, prompting inquiries to each Raducanu and Alcaraz about how they handle to remain upbeat in a sport identified for its unforgiving schedule and fixed stress to carry out.
Raducanu, making her fourth Wimbledon look, provided a considerate response following her straight-set wins over Mingge Xu and 2023 champion Markéta Vondroušová. Talking in her post-match press convention, she admitted that tennis might be mentally exhausting. “I believe tennis is a extremely troublesome sport. You lose each week just about. Out of nonetheless many tournaments, 26 weeks a yr, you’re just about shedding 26 weeks a yr,” she mentioned.
The 22-year-old emphasised the significance of specializing in the method moderately than the outcome. “I believe for me, what I’ve discovered, is making an attempt to encompass your self with good individuals.. making an attempt to win the day.. making an attempt to deal with the method as a lot as doable,” she added.
“I believe the outcomes, it’s actually troublesome to form of take your pleasure from the outcomes. As a result of it’s so up and down. It’s a rollercoaster. So, making an attempt to get pleasure from and assume, ‘Did I get 1% higher at this time? Or did I keep at this time?’ As a result of sustaining as properly is a giant talent. For those who don’t do the proper work, you may simply slip.”
Emma Raducanu says tennis is a really troublesome sport to deal with mentally since you’re shedding nearly each week, ‘It’s actually troublesome to take your pleasure from the outcomes… As a result of it’s so up and down’
“On this room final evening Alexander Zverev gave a press convention concerning the… pic.twitter.com/vb1kqqF3yO
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 2, 2025
Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion on the All England Membership, additionally chimed in after his victories over Fabio Fognini and Oliver Tarvet. The Spaniard was requested if he ever experiences dips in pleasure. “I’ve felt down quite a lot of occasions on the court docket and in tournaments. I’m simply actually completely satisfied to have discovered the proper path once more and such good pleasure on the court docket,” Alcaraz admitted.
“It’s not about successful or shedding. For me, it’s about having enjoyable enjoying tennis, have enjoyable stepping on court docket. Not eager about the outcome. It’s simply residing the second.”
“Right here at Wimbledon, for me, it’s a present. Each match I’m enjoying is a present. I’m making an attempt to benefit from it.” Alcaraz additionally acknowledged the broader dialog round psychological well being in tennis, saying, “I’m simply seeing quite a lot of gamers speaking about psychological well being and as I mentioned, I discovered what works properly for me. I’m simply making an attempt to comply with it.”
Carlos Alcaraz was requested if he ever has a dip in his pleasure, ‘For me, it’s not about successful or shedding. For me it’s about having enjoyable enjoying tennis, have enjoyable stepping on court docket’
“Loads of gamers have been speaking about their difficulties with psychological well being. Particularly Zverev final… pic.twitter.com/FjkvkLbMwx
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 2, 2025
What’s Forward for Alcaraz and Raducanu at Wimbledon
Alcaraz superior to the third spherical, the place he’ll face both twenty fifth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime or Jan-Lennard Struff. In the meantime, Raducanu will face World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Each gamers additionally teamed up for the revamped 2025 US Open Combined Doubles match.
