Lambda wrote:

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Wasn't she studying for a psychology degree?

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 That's unlikely to help with regulating her emotions. I've done a psychology degree and a lot of it is science-based, understanding how the brain works, attention, memory etc rather than: why we do what we do and how we can regulate ourselves better. 

Not sure what form sports psychology takes, if it's very much the psychology of winning, visualising success etc rather than how to deal with disappointment, how to get back on track when you have a meltdown etc. Of course any kind of therapy (like physical therapy) relies on the person doing the work, practising the skills for instance. It's a bit like physio only really works if you do the exercises inbetween sessions. My osteopath was really surprised that I did them when dealing with an achilles tendon strain. I don't really understand why you wouldn't as I wanted to be able to walk again properly! Back to psychology, you have to practise self regulation not just in matches but in other situations, you have to believe it is possible and learn to channel difficult feelings into motivating yourself to do better.

Crispy wrote:

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This is where I am slightly more forgiving of Jodie; taking big risks and going for her shots are how she wins matches. I can imagine it's frustrating when her game is on fire, and only needs to misfire slightly for those shots to be missing the mark. I imagine it can disrupt her more acutely, whereas I feel Harriet simply gets distracted from digging in and using her grit to see her through matches.

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There's also some evidence Jodie is trying to address her meltdowns and having some success. Before she was injured, she had several matches at the start of the year where she managed to stay calm, dig in and get past frustrating calls/misses to win the match, rather than losing the plot the way she often did in 2023. Whereas Harriet, if anything, seems to getting worse. 

I hope that Harriet doesn't visit these boards...

Anyway, Harriet was in the doubles with Greet Minnen (BEL) but have been replaced by ALT's

Harriet puts, it feels, more pressure on herself than any of our other players. When its not working, carnage ensues. When she feels like it shouldve worked, she takes it out at the end (see - her reaction to Katie B last year and various somewhat salty handshakes)

That kind of drive has led her to outperform where people might have thought she could get to, great, but also implode. I actually think what she needs is some more tennis downtime. She doesnt seem to be close with any of the other Brit girls and has only a few other players shes often seen hanging out with. A bit of fun and humanity (ie perspective) would probably really help!