Tereza Martincova On Returning To The Court After Absence

Exclusive: Czech Tenista player Martincova to return to the court after many months

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Czech tennis player Tereza Martindova has returned to the tournament circuit after eight months out of action. In this exclusive interview with Flashscore, he talks about how much his tennis life, his desire to return to competitive tennis and conditions in the WTA Tour for players.

Previously, Martincova has spoken of a “rebel” of tennis, perhaps due to distinctive tattoos or his words Franco. In his days of glory, at first 2022He 30-Men native of Prague, too, also qualified 40th in him WTA Rankings She beat people like Samantha Stosur and Jelena Ostapenko.

Martincova played his first games after a break of approximately eight months in mid -March, but he is still looking for confidence and rhythm. She has a negative 4-6 Record this season, but she doesn’t give up.

In this interview with former player Kateřina Teruzzi, analyzes in great detail what life is for a tennis player duration of uncertain times.

Upon his return to action

“I have to say that the beginning was a bit hurried because I jumped to the games depending on the fact that I began to train. I had a great excllamation point of the doctors and the physio, saying that they did not think about Conye’s experience.

“I left during the first two tournaments, and it turned out that the leg really was not ready. It had a new position, and it had more or less two bones calling others. I obtained the edema of bones.

“I had to stop again for three or four weeks. They told me that it could be up to three months. I, Scred’s boy had written in that sense. In training, you are still a child or look at your movement, but in a game, you are in a different mood. I have it.” ”

Team changes

“The physio is an important factor for me.

Changes in your daily routine

“I have to say that (her routine) has changed completely. I always needed to train a lot. But now we are reaching the stage where I can’t train so much with that leg.

“I had to reduce the court and get back into something completely different, in special exercises, because I absolutely could not do without it. It is new to me.”

Changes in your technique

“I had a big problem with my wrist (a year ago, note of the editor). In this case, I changed the strings, which fortunately helped me because I faced surgery.

“But with my leg, I felt otherwise. I had to be careful not to change the technique. It’s the knee, after all. I have to bow on my leg, but I began to have problems not leaning so much.

“My tennis style is that I have to go with my body more because not women the strength of the arm to play it only with my arm.”

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Upon returning to tournaments

“I have to say it was a comoback, but more like it still is. It’s challenging, Never tasks a break this long. Plus, after the surgery, which was originally supPased to be easier. It’s a big unknown for me, and i’me lar k lari ‘it and i’mete lari

“I have to accept it a little, it’s not about entering a tournament now and being accustomed to my game. It’s about the injury. Where does it let me go, where it doesn’t let me go, what hurts me.

“I’M at the Stage Now that I need to get the leg to last as longable. Not Itle Tatt Tatt Nottle Tat Not Itle Tatt Tatt Notle Tatt Tatt Notly, To … That’s Vray Different for me.

The psychological effects of a long break

“I think I even needed to turn off tennis because I was in him for quite some time. It helped me. I can be that I was in a son of depression, which I could play tennis. I believed that.

“I built it with small steps. That approach helped me. On the other hand, they told me that I was very much in front. And that I also reached the court. Early.”

Do not work with a psychologist

“I don’t work with a psychologist. I have a good team of people around me. That is all coaches. For example, my fitness coach (Michal Mirejovsky – ed.). We did the hardest job after the operation together. It’s like a psychologist for me.

“My family and my experience helped me a lot. In this regard, I really didn’t feel the need to talk to anyone.”

The period of uncertainty

“I really don’t know anything right now. I don’t know if I’m going to a tournament next week, what tournament can I play, where I’m going to go or how it will go.

“After Trnava, for example, I didn’t know if it would hurt more every day or if it’s some extinguction, so I’m trying to put a Togeter program. It’s about seeing the last observation, going.”

Changes in him WTA circuit

“Now I ran out of bone, but there was a lot of talked about the balls. The older I do, the more I notice.

“Otherwise, they are trying to improve conditions for players so that they have the best possible service. Of course, it is a bit as best for the best.

“Finance are increasing because that was probable the greatest obstacle in tennis, where players are undervalued. I do not do it because it seems that we are not getting money, but there is a big problem with the redistribution of the money of the associations.

“In percentage of terms, they give players very little compared to the NHL” NBAand NFL. There are many fights at this time, and they are trying to change that. ”

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In the creation of PTPA

“I was at the birth of PTPA (Professional Tennis Players Association, ed.). I can say that (Novak) Djokovic has been fighting a lot to improve conditions for players. They cool us a great conference on what they were planning.

“They showed us graphics and figures so that we really knew what the situation was. I was at birth, and I support the fact that these players are fighting, or we are struggling to make sense.”

Life after his career as a player

“I will definitely want to train. I am convinced of that. Last season he has entrusted me with that. In that sense, I think I have solved it, and help a person not worry about the end when it comes to it.

Martincova’s motivation

“I really enjoy tennis, and I want to show Myelf that I can still delay myself. The challenge motivates me. I can’t find that Myelf is greater. The knee begins to hurt more than it gives me, that’s where the problem.

Your future plans

“They change from one tournament to another. It depends on how I feel, not feeling and, of course, how I am, not.

“Surgery has taught me to take everything in incremental steps. I would like to return to the largest tournaments.”