Simona Halep is the world no.1 not only because of her great tennis but also for her trademark grit. Unfortunately, sometimes being too much obsessed with perfection can backfire and this is what has happened to the Romanian in the past.
Why working with a psychologist was a good move.
During the Indian Wells pre-tournament interview, Simona shared an interesting fact of her preparation stressing that working with a psychologist was probably the key to reach the top spot in the rankings.
The Romanian commented
“I’m always looking for perfection, but at the same time, I know it doesn’t exist. So it’s a little bit weird there, why I’m thinking about it, even though I know it doesn’t exist?” said a stumped Halep.
But now I have worked with someone in this direction to be kind to myself and to understand myself that sometimes I cannot be 100 per cent on court and I just need some time. So I’m doing well in that direction, and that’s why maybe I got to No. 1.”
Seeded no.1, Simona will face Krystina Pliskova in Indian Wells.
