Madison Keys impressed the public last season with her performances on the WTA Tour.
Winning the Australian Open was definitely the highlight of her season, but there were plenty of other positive moments that made the season so successful.
Her coach and husband, Bjorn Fratangelo, spoke about Madison Keys' form after winning the Australian Open.
Fratangelo pointed out that things were much more difficult than he expected, noting that victory at the Australian Open created additional pressure for the 30-year-old.
In addition, he reflected on the performance at Roland Garros, where Keys narrowly lost to Coco Gauff, and such moments probably burden the player further and create new challenges.
Fratangelo has high expectations for this year's Australian Open, believing that Madison Keys can give her best even though the pressure to defend her ranking points will be huge.
The key for the American tennis player will be to manage her emotions and realize that the excessive pressure she creates on herself will not bring anything positive.
However, tournaments like this are always demanding and bring tense moments.
“I think just knowing, sort of talking about it maybe in December and knowing what you’re going to feel like once you get there.
You know you’re going to be stressed, you know you’re going to be nervous, you know there’s a lot of points to defend, but try to find ways to either mitigate the stress or just know how to manage yourself when those stressful situations come.
Because inevitably they’re coming. Every day you’re getting closer to what’s going to happen. So I think it’s more about Maddie being prepared and knowing how to handle what is going to come.
Because I think she can kind of articulate what she’s going to feel like, it’s just now, how are you going to feel, or what are you going to do when those feelings come? And I think that’s the best things that she can do.”- he said.
What to expect?
That's why we will be closely following the performance of the well-known tennis player who really has the potential to further advance on the WTA rankings. The 30-year-old American is aware that her experience can be crucial, but defending points is always a difficult task.
