The Australian Open is approaching. Tomorrow it starts. The Swedish jump, Rebecca Peterson recently canceled a WTA tournament after taking a medical Time Out.
A swaying back put a stop to further play. But on Thursday, SVT Sport could tell that Peterson is coming into play.
SVT Sport recently met Peterson in Bradenton, Tampa Bay, where she was preparing for the grand slam tournament. She has already beaten stars like Sloan Stephens on the WTA tour but a success in the Australian Open had obviously taken her effort to a new level.
Have trained Sharapova- I think it can be as good as there already, says Högstedt.
Together with her dad Mart and new coach Högstedt, the details of her game are honed.
Högstedt, who trained world leader Maria Sharapova, took on the task with a single intention: to redo the same journey with Peterson as the one he did with Sharapova.
- She can be any good. There are no boundaries really, he says.
- It is important to surround yourself with the right people who match your own drive. In Högstedt I get a coach who knows what it takes to reach my goal. Which is to keep getting better, says Peterson.
The psychological part must be improvedHögstedt is a recognized and documented demanding coach who has the image ready for what Peterson needs to improve.
- She needs to get better on the psychological side. To get the mental upper hand in important matches. To control his opponent's thoughts and not be controlled himself.
- I can give her the tools and teach the tricks, but when the eyes of the whole world are on you in a grand slam you are alone. Only she can handle the press.