The 21-year-old broke through with a bang when she reached the French Open semi-finals already in 2019. In the last year, she has beaten players such as Aryna Sabalenka (world champion) and Darja Kasatkina (world champion). Today she is ranked number 46 in the world. Now the American says that at the same time she has faced something much tougher. WATER: Amanda Anisimova beat Aryna Sabalenka in Madrid on April 28 last year. Photo: AP Prioritizing mental health – I have really struggled with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022. It has become unbearable at tennis tournaments, Anisimova wrote in a post on Instagram. In the summer of 2022, he reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. It was a career best in a major on grass, according to ESPN. Since the autumn, however, she has struggled to recreate her performances. When she now takes a break, she has not won a match since February. – At this point, I prioritize my mental health, and take a break for a while. I have worked as hard as I can to push through it. I will miss being out there, and appreciate the support I get. Shared body image Before the announcement, the tennis player also shared a screenshot of the image via an Instagram story. She commented on this herself: – The amount of people who comment on my body every day on social media… Will never understand what the hyperfixation is about, Anisimova wrote. The 21-year-old has received enormous support from both supporters and tennis colleagues. The Danish tennis star Holger Rune commented on the incitement on Twitter. – Hate is strange and makes no sense. Maybe everyone blocked people who write hate… So will it just be them and hate them? SUPPORTERS: Danish Holger Rune. Photo: Reuters Harassment, threats and hatred have become an ever-increasing problem also for sportsmen in general and women in particular. An investigation by the BBC showed a doubling of online violence against female athletes at the elite level from 2015 to 2020. At the same time, a study by the Pew Research Center shows that women in the USA are approximately three times more exposed to sexual harassment online than men. Rosar’s openness Ole-Marius Minde Johnsen is national manager of Mental Health. He believes Anisimova’s openness can be of great help to others and herself. – She is a model who leads the way and dares to talk about it. That honorific is very useful to many. That helps in itself. Maybe more people are open with their loved ones, says Johnsen to news. – She is helping to break the taboo by being so open. She is helping to normalize it. It is normal to have ups and downs in life, and then it can help to share, also for herself, says Johnsen. At the same time, Johnsen points out how burdensome it is to get as much heat as Anisimova describes. – It has been a problem for a long time, especially with body focus. It is a great weakness in the population that we behave in this way. There is a total lack of respect. I hope it will be severely curtailed, says Johnsen.
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