Federer, Djokovic and Nadal and the importance of mental strength in tennis
Not only the Big 3, but also Jannik Sinner and a total of 24 stories of champions and their ability to never give up, in a new interesting book on the mental aspect in sport
Federer, Djokovic and Nadal and the importance of mental strength in tennis
The strongest tennis players (and in general all athletes) have made mental strength one of the keys to their success. And the importance of the mental aspect in tennis has been told through the epic matches of its protagonists.
This is the main theme of the new book: Sinner, Nadal, Federer, Djokovic – 24 matches to get inside the minds of champions and strengthen your mental tennis, the essay-volume written by the former player and now psychiatrist Christophe Bernelle in collaboration with Arnaud Ramsay.
An exciting journey through the matches that have marked the recent past, retracing the memorable comebacks and the overbearing tests of strength.
The Big 3
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Bernelle’s essay is a precious volume for racket sports enthusiasts and amateur tennis players. An analysis of how the mental aspect is as fundamental as the technical aspect in this sport, which tells how even a match that seems already directed can change in an instant and be overturned.
To analyze these themes, the author takes as a reference the strongest tennis players of recent times, recounting their most iconic matches. Among the 24 matches described in the book, Novak Djokovic’s comeback in the 2019 Wimbledon final against Roger Federer, the performance of the Swiss champion in the first round of the 2017 Australian Open and Rafael Nadal’s show of strength in the semi-final of the 2009 Australian Slam.
Among the protagonists of the essay are also Matteo Berrettini, who became the first Italian to play a final at Slam level at Wimbledon in 2021 and the current world number 1 Jannik Sinner, whose emotions and thoughts of his unforgettable final won at the 2024 Australian Open are relived. Important ideas for those who dream of having a career in the world of tennis, from the ability to accept defeat and transform it into an opportunity for growth to the determination to never give up and fight until the last point.
We recall the Big 3 won a total of 66 Slam titles (something incredible: Djokovic 24, Nadal 22 and Federer 20). They also won 6 Olympics medals: Federer an silvers in singles and a gold in doubles, Djokovic a bronze and gold (just last Sunday at Paris Olympics – ed.) in singles and Nadal a gold in singles and a gold in doubles.
