American Star Frances Tiafoe Opens Up About Disturbing Mental Struggle During His Early Playing Days: ‘Shake It Off’

Frances Tiafoe gave the ultimate hope to the Americans after his astounding run at the US Open 2022. The player attributed taking care of mental health as a primary contributor to his performance on the court. Tiafoe focused on the importance of therapy in his career and shed light on the collaboration with BetterHelp.

The American player took the world by surprise with his beautiful performance on the hard-court major. Now, he gears up for the tours ahead hoping to make the American dream of bringing the US Open home come true.

Frances Tiafoe on the importance of mental health in his gameplay

The American tennis sensation has kept his game strong owing to his good mental health. Furthermore, he talked about the experience of neglecting mental health issues. He said, “A lot of times growing up, you hear people saying, ‘Shake it off,’ and ‘Man up,’ and that (leads to) holding things in.”

He promoted his new collaboration with BetterHelp where people can seek mental health assistance without any judgment. Tiafoe opened up about his own experience of getting therapy. He said, “I love having a place where I know I can go to and not be judged.”

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Being in therapy has made it easier for him to “speak about actual things I’m going through, problems I’m having, understanding why I do things, why I react in a certain way to things, and where it’s all stemming from.”

The hope ignited by Tiafoe

His unbelievable run at the US Open has given the Americans hope to see the US Open title get home. The last time an American male player won a US Open title was back in 2003. After Andy Roddick, there has not been any success at the hard-court major.

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However, now there are two tennis stars Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz who both have proved their worth by defeating tennis star Rafael Nadal in the US Open and Indian Wells Masters, respectively.