Ok.

 

This was addressed to her fans, hence "to those who truly support me". It reminds me of when she had to make a similar statement to her fans about their behaviour and messages when she loses.

 

She’s blaming her poor performance on the stress from getting caught doping. Like yea….. DON’T DO DRUGS KIDS.

 

Eh, this statement feels more like justification rather than introspection.

Where's Emma's PR team when you need it ? Just kidding.

I say let's see what's next.

 

I kinda like it, but feels a bit... would you ever see Sharapova say something like this? Serena? Probably not. Implies she maybe lacks the separation you need between the internal and the external.

 

Feels like an overshare, but that is kind of who she is. Probably would have been best to just say sorry and admit that it was a poor judgement in the heat of the moment. Not like she is gonna win with the haters one way or the other anyways.

 

I assume one must have an instagram account to see the actual 'explanation'?
For those of us who don't play the 'social media' game, it would be nice if someone could copy and paste the 'explanation' here...

 

I assume one must have an instagram account to see the actual 'explanation'?

No, you can read the entire statement by flipping through the images, without being logged into Instagram.

 

“I’ve seen many players bounce balls in frustration, and frankly, I didn’t expect such harsh judgments”.

 

Double standards much? Where were you when this happened?

Girl bye indeed to you

 

I hate all the excuses instead of saying that, maybe, she got outplayed by players who are working hard to improve. It's not like losing to Mirra here is worse than losing to Noskova at AO last year.

 

The humiliation of getting pigeoned by a 17 year old.

 

Gurl I'm not reading that.

 

Read the first two slides, ignored the rest as tooooo looooong. Just say, I'm sorry for my poor behavior and move on.

 

She's definitely neurodivergent, because this is the sort of word vomit I would come up with and feel compelled to share when I feel very attacked. Whether it is introspective or not is not the point (it might be, as a side effect) -- the point is to carry out an exorcism. It might make for an OK memoir when she retires, but it's not going to win her fans.

I think it is wiser to keep this to herself, on her Notes app. Maybe share with a therapist (if she has one).

 

Lol I can’t believe how overblown this whole thing is. What behavior? People obviously haven’t watched tennis back in its glory days. Smashing the ball to a ground? She needs to stop explaining every single detail media will write about, let’s be clear here Iga is not the material you make a villain from.

 

This. It cracks me up. Was what she did stupid? Of course. But she bounced a ball in frustration, 30 feet over the kid. By the reactions, you'd think she scorched a line drive into the stands like Tsitsipas did at Wimbledon. I don't think Zverev received this much attention when he destroyed his racquet on the umpire's stand.

 

of course she is wearing (I assume) a rolex in the leading picture ⌚

 

Iga starting her Naomi/Notes era.

 

anyways i don't really see the point of this, but i haven't been deep in the tennis mentalsphere lately. seems like she could have just said nothing and moved on lol.

 

I mean, why apologise and then proceed to basically list all the reasons why we should feel sorry for her? I know tennis players are quite closed off from reality and it takes a level of sociopathy to make it as one of the best, but Iga seemingly has much lower self awareness than most and her team continue to indulge that. Just release a phony PR statement and move on.

 

And if she released a phony PR statement, she'd get the exact same reactions from exactly the same people here. It literally doesn't matter what she does or says.

 

The suspension cost her the #1 and its something she didnt put behind her. You need a short memory for bad stuff in life. its over and today you have fun.
She has to get her mind right for clay season and put all the negative behind her, its over

 

She cares what people think about her too much. Aryna was simulating peeing on the AO RU trophy and then just goes about her day making TikTok’s.

Not living her life in the Notes app writing statements longer than Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

 

Unfortunately some of us can't just put stuff behind us and move on. This is kind of like telling someone who is sad to just stop being sad, her brain doesn't work like that. She will need to find a way to move on and maybe remove herself from socials if that helps her avoid all of the negative comments that she clearly sees too many of.

 

100% on the spectrum/emotional regulation issues/oversharing as a symptom. Honestly I know the feeling and it is rough to navigate when you’re younger and care more about everybody liking and understanding you. So she gets criticized for being robotic and unemotional, and when she’s emotional, she gets criticized for that too. Social media does nobody any favors. She should just quit it.

 

This is such a poor take.

 

She's a very emotional person and if she feels like she needs to release a statement to make herself feel better then it's her choice. Whether people think it's right or wrong 🤷‍♀️

 

She doesnt even know what a great life she has overall. What a mass of self pity.

But she is also clearly feeling it in terms of not winning a title and also missing out on the coveted gold medal.

 

She doesnt even know what a great life she has overall. What a mass of self pity.

But she is also clearly feeling it in terms of not winning a title and also missing out on the coveted gold medal.

It's always easy to see someone who is famous and rich and just assume they have a great life, but that fame can do a number to someone's mental health. Having so many people judging every little thing you do can be exhausting. I would love to have the money, but no thanks on the fame part of that.

 

Kthnxbye.

 

Nice composition. I gave B+.

 

I like it. Iga has aplogised for hitting the ball as she did. That is the right thing to do. She has also remained true to herself and explained her feelings to her fans. That is what makes Iga Iga. She would be a lot less interesting if she kept her feelings hidden.

 

tl;dr, is Mother uncancelled?

 

What a dramatic, self indulgent post that lists nothing but excuses.

 

I think the fact that her parents got divorced is something that she is still processing or sth like this
This constant need of self explaining to the world is concerning