Amanda Anisimova stepped away from tennis earlier this year due to burnout, and she’s making moves towards shining a light on mental health.
Stepping away from the game to focus on one’s mental health wasn’t done by Anisimova first. We saw a few players like Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu do that on the Wta Tour. It’s not just specific to the younger generation of players, as Garbine Muguruza did it earlier this year .
Amanda Anisimova opted to pause her tennis career , citing burnout, and it’s been something she’s enjoyed despite missing the sport. Anisimova launched a website to highlight further the need to protect your mental health.
The website will serve as a platform to sell her original paintings because she’s been dedicating time to that hobby while away from the sport. The launch of the website contained some words from Anisimova on the endeavour.
I decided to launch…