CoCo Vandeweghe seemingly has no regrets over previous on-court outbursts as the previous American tennis star reveals she admitted to herself way back that she may by no means preserve it calm and picked up like Roger Federer.
The 32-year-old, who retired from professional tennis final yr, made two Grand Slam semifinals and likewise reached a career-high rating of No. 9 throughout her profession. However whereas the American was as soon as considered probably the greatest within the sport, she was additionally not a stranger to turning into too emotional in sure moments on the court docket.
Reflecting on it now, Vandeweghe says it was merely who she was and outbursts helped her launch the frustration she was feeling when issues acquired tough on the market.
“We’ve got our anger moments. We’ve got disappointments as a result of we work so onerous to carry out in such a small second in time. And I believe I discovered increasingly that it was okay. I matured not solely in my tennis but additionally inside myself, like, ‘Okay, I can’t do it the way in which Roger Federer can.’ I’m definitely not gonna be John McEnroe on the market however I have to have a launch. And that was extra useful, I all the time thought, than steaming and going for a sport as a result of the professionals can’t afford that period of time,” the 2017 US Open semifinalist stated on Tennis Channel’s Inside-In podcast.
Vandeweghe: Not everybody is similar
The previous world No. 9 additionally talked about Carlos Alcaraz and introduced up how the tennis neighborhood was left shocked after the Spaniard – who is not liable to outbursts – not too long ago smashed a racket.
After making her level clear, Vandeweghe famous that gamers can attempt to be a Federer or Alcaraz however that it doesn’t suggest that it’ll work.
“Yeah, as a result of not everybody will be an Ice King or Queen on the market and simply preserve all of it inside. I believe that no two individuals are alike,” the 32-year-old stated.
Since retiring from professional tennis, Vandeweghe has been working as a tennis analyst.
