What happens when reaching the Top 100 and entering the Grand Slams main draw doesn’t make life easier, but harder?
Eva Lys opens up about pressure, identity, mental health, and rediscovering joy in tennis.
One of the most honest conversations ever on Tennis Insider Club.
KEY MOMENTS:
02:00 – When reaching Top 100 made everything harder
05:00 – Identity, results & why losing can break you
08:30 – Growing up in a tennis family & emotional sensitivity
12:00 – School, structure & the “non-normal” life of junior tennis
16:00 – Building life outside the tennis bubble
19:00 – Self-worth, relationships & losing matches
23:00 – Australian Open run, pressure, and losing the joy
28:00 – Qualifying mindset: “I only qualified when I stopped caring”
33:00 – Balance, discipline, fun & the stigma on female athletes
39:00 – Resetting goals, psychologist, and returning to the roots
55:00 – Living with an autoimmune condition as a pro athlete
1:02:00 – Social media hate, protecting mental health & blocking people
1:12:00 – Why tennis needs more empathy & honesty
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