Caroline Garcia reflected upon her year on social media with a lengthy post revealing that she questioned whether she would ever succeed again.
Garcia made her breakthrough a few years ago when she went on a tear to close the year in China by taking home back-to-back WTA Premier titles. After that achievement and her entry into the top 10, her career took a precipitous downward turn. This year's start was as disastrous.
She didn't have much hope for the future with a 7-8 record and foot issues, but over the summer, everything changed when she literally took off, finishing the year in the top 5 and winning the WTA Finals.
"Several times, I was invaded by doubts, let myself be overwhelmed by the negative. I questioned the universe, told myself that maybe my luck has passed, that I would never succeed again," writes Garcia on her social media.
"I've had sleepless nights, binge eating, cried in my hotel room, cried on tennis courts, [have] been on crutches, swore, relearned to walk, struggled to find shoes. I suffered physically and mentally," continues Garcia finishes off with:
"The injury allowed me to play more liberated. I learned to let go, accept my mistakes, the unexpected, to delegate, to trust myself, to follow my instincts. By building day by day, by staying positive, by having confidence, with simple goals in mind: to be healthy, do my best day by day, live in the present moment and play my game to the fullest, I ended up [living] the best season of my career!"
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