"It is absolutely vital that young players are given support right from the start, " said Rebecca Symes, SportPsychologist from British organization Sporting Success, who argues the amount of psychological support available to footballers decreases as they progress into the first team.
"Any sport is a pressure cooker and I don't think tennis is unique in that, " says sportpsychologist Craig Mahoney of Northumbria University, who worked for the Lawn Tennis Association for seven years.