‘I was Very Close To Stopping Tennis’: Simona Halep Reveals Mental Health Struggles
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has revealed shocking details about her mental health struggles after she suffered a panic attack during the Roland Garros tournament earlier this year. The 30-year-old thanked coach Patrick Mouratoglou for helping her through these struggles and making her enjoy tennis once again, having admitted that she reached a stage when she thought about quitting the sport.
I would like to inform you about my current situation, reflect on what happened this year and as I always did, share with you my
deep feelings. As you all know already because I’ve talked about it many times, in February, I was very close to stopping tennis
because I didn’t believe I have enough power to come back to the top 10. I was going through many anxious moments and I thought it is time to stop cause it is emotionally unhealthy.”
hen I was lucky to discover Patrick’s Academy where I felt so much passion that it gave me back my passion for tennis. Thanks to Patrick, I slowly started to believe that I still can play a good level of tennis. I was totally open to everything he told me to do, the way I should do it and the amount of work that I should do. I did everything fully.”
My goal was very clear: I gave myself one year to get back to the top 10. When I decide something, I always go full and I trusted Patrick 100%, so I wanted his people and only his people to be in charge of me. That is why I made many changes to my Team.
