Tennis club hackers know only too well the paralysing nerves that can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory but they are in good company with even the elite players at Wimbledon suffering ‘mental torture’, according to a leading sports psychologist.
The All England Club’s lawns will be the focus of the tennis world over the next fortnight as the world’s leading players battle opponents and often their own psychological demons.
History is littered with famous ‘tennis chokes’ -- matches where a player looked in complete control only to be overcome by tension with the finishing line in sight.
