By Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | Wednesday 28 January 2025
Madison Keys She had to leave her hopes and dreams to reach them.
After finishing her dramatic race in her big girls’ title over the weekend in Melbourne, the American spoke about the difficult process of dealing with expectations and understanding her feelings about her career.
Keys, who Edged World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s final, made some changes to her game, mostly serve, and also changed races and strings in the season outside the season.
But she also saw a therapist, and she says she was one of the things that helped her really unblock her best.
“I finally got to the point that I was personally low as I was like, I don’t really care if it helps me to perform, I just want to feel better,” Keys told her therapy sessions that don’t were really specific sports.
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Keys said the therapy helped lead to a moment of light that allowed her to manage her nerves better than ever before.
“For whatever reason, it was a kind just like this lamp moment, where I began to buy really, I could be nervous and I can still play good tennis. As, those things can live together,” she said . “So I ceased to fight, trying to dispel feelings and pretend that they are not there and simply accept them and really telling themselves that they are fine and they are completely normal to be there, and I can still play tennis. “
More than anything, Keys made progress in her mind and finally accepted her career for what she was. There wasn’t a Grand Slam title in its resume, but was it really important? She decided her career was extraordinary, with a bump or without ..
“I think everything happens for a reason,” she said. “I think about me specially, I had to go through some difficult things. I think it just forced me to look a little in the mirror and try to work, like the kind of inner pressure I was wearing myself.
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“I felt like a very young age. I felt as if I never had a Slam Grand, then I wouldn’t have lived up to what people thought I was supposed to be. That was a heavy burden to hold around So I finally reached the point where I was proud of myself and proud of my career, with or without a Grand Slam. I had a good career or deserved to speak as a great tennis player.
“I feel like I am finally leaving the kind of inner conversation I had just given me the opportunity to really go out and play a really good tennis to actually win a Grand Slam.”
