Jaume Munar ‘damaging’ and ‘punishing himself’ whereas attempting to observe Nadal
Jaume Munar has opened up on going by means of a “destructive” interval after attempting to turn out to be the subsequent Rafael Nadal. The world No 80 additionally hails for Mallorca and was touted as a rising star when he first burst onto the scene. Now aged 26 and persevering with his comeback from a hip damage, Munar mentioned he had a brand new perspective.
Before Alcaraz burst onto the scene, Spanish tennis hoped Munar might turn out to be the subsequent huge factor. The Santanyi native was a part of the Next Gen Finals lineup in 2018, additionally upsetting countryman David Ferrer on the French Open that yr. And he reached a career-high of No 52 again in 2019.
Hailing from Mallorca, Munar additionally educated on the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor and appeared to observe in Nadal’s footsteps. But the 26-year-old’s profession didn’t take off prefer it did for different gamers his age, together with Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev.
Things went from dangerous to worse when Munar began combating a proper hip damage and wanted stem cell therapy earlier this yr. Now, the Spaniard is getting candid concerning the low moments of his profession. “I am a person who in a certain way teaches his emotions,” he advised Relevo.
“In good times they are very euphoric and in bad times, sometimes, not today, but years ago, I have been very destructive with myself and I have punished myself a lot.” Now ranked at No 80 on this planet, Munar defined how he put further stress on himself as a teen who tried to take the torch from Nadal.
He continued: “One is always in that split of giving a lot of weight to the bad and little weight to the good. For many years I have been in that position and reminding myself a lot where I could have done better and not giving as much credit or value to what I have done well.”
Munar is now looking for a steadiness after confessing to spending an excessive amount of time specializing in the negatives. And he not tries to emulate the likes of Nadal and Carlos Moya like he did as an 18-year-old, as an alternative zeroing in on his personal profession.
“From humility, I have always said that I am much worse than them,” he added. “And today I have shown it. I follow my path, I try to do my own project and I think that I am on that path. Every time I am a better player regardless of everything that is happening, because experiences always add up.
“More than as a weight, I have had them as a reference. Luckily I have had a close relationship with both of them and continue to have it. And I use it more with a teaching than as a topic of personal weight or pressure. Yes, it is true that maybe at 17 or 18 your perspective is different and you face it a little more that way, but today I take it as something more educational than as a weight on the shoulders.”