Kyrgios’ Wimbledon final adventure

Having worked as a psychotherapist for over thirty years, I have learnt that there is nothing more destructive to people's self esteem and good performance than negative self-talk.

The trigger for it tends to be stress, which can gradually turn into deep distress.

When the confidence is lost in the process, to regain it is very hard.

To do so, requires a mind-reset.

Djokovic is an accomplished master of such positive reset.

I watched him several times losing his first two sets at Grand Slams, then, having taken a toilet break, come back, take total control of the game, and crush his opponents in the next three sets to win the match.

Djokovic is able to do this, perhaps because deep down he has a lot of self-confidence, derived from years of his experience of winning and also because he can let go of his negative experience of loss, step up to a higher level of play, and keep his attention on nothing else but on every single ball in play.

Kyrgios can also maintain high level of concentration as long as he is ahead of his opponent.

He clinically destroyed at least two of his high calibre opponents during the Wimbledon tournament, without uttering much more than a single proverbial 'boo'.

Take for example, his three straight set Quarter Final victory against Garin. . Kyrgios played against him, after Alex de Minaur tragic loss to him in five sets, despite comprehensively beating him in the first two sets.

De Minour also became the victim of his own loss of confidence when he failed to reset after his opponent began to gain momentum in the third set.

De Minour was clearly the better player as long as he could get his first serves in.