Interview – Marta Kostyuk: ‘Roland
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk discusses her recent professional growth, attributing her improved consistency and performance to therapy and a shift in mindset. After a successful season including semi-final appearances at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon, she is focusing on embracing challenges rather than viewing them as obstacles.
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The story highlights the increasing importance of mental health and psychological support in professional sports performance.
Ahead of her second-round match at the US Open, Marta Kostyuk looks back on her outstanding season, her excellent results and how a new mindset has helped her reach a new level.
There was a time early in her career when Marta Kostyuk would get in her own way. Possessing a sharp mind, the Ukrainian would see a challenge as a problem, rather than an opportunity. All that has changed in the last year. The hard-hitting Ukrainian went on a 16-match tear in the spring, winning her biggest title yet in Madrid , and then reaching back-to-back grand slam semi-finals, at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon.
"I think we are just dealing better with bad days, taking the most out of them and embracing the challenge," Kostyuk told rolandgarros.com at the US Open, where she began her title bid with a confident 6-4, 6-1 win over Storm Hunter of Australia on Sunday.
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