{"id":396,"date":"2009-09-08T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=396"},"modified":"2025-06-16T03:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:30:28","slug":"tennis-mind-games-early-us-open-exits-is-this-mental-or-physical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/tennis-mind-games-early-us-open-exits-is-this-mental-or-physical\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Mind Games: Early US Open Exits \u2013 Is This Mental or Physical?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ivanovia.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis Mindset\" class=\"wp-image-6781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ivanovia.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ivanovia-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_to_Blame_Your_Mental_or_Physical_Game\"><\/span>What is to Blame: Your Mental or Physical Game?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/tennis-mind-games-early-us-open-exits-is-this-mental-or-physical\/#What_is_to_Blame_Your_Mental_or_Physical_Game\" >What is to Blame: Your Mental or Physical Game?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/tennis-mind-games-early-us-open-exits-is-this-mental-or-physical\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/tennis-mind-games-early-us-open-exits-is-this-mental-or-physical\/#The_Confident_Athlete\" >The Confident Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Have you watched the action at the U.S. Open? A lot of surprises this year. We&#8217;ve seen some early exits by top seeded players&#8230; Are these early exits caused by a poor mental game or physical game? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Ana Ivanovic lost to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in the opening round of the US Open. In this case, her first round exit was caused by a poor mental game, as she confessed&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think I&#8217;ve been thinking about everything too much and trying to address lots of issues with my game,&#8221; Ivanovic said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;my fitness is at one level, mind at another, my game is at another level. I think all these things have to marry to get into the right direction and have to fit.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the culprit? Ivanovic has lost trust in her game. 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