“It was difficult to train after the surgeries, so it was very sedentary in the beginning. Through the whole period, I’ve been doing a lot off-court, reading a lot, watching some tennis. Mentally, I feel like I’m in a better place to compete now than I ever have been before since the US Open.
“It’s the best feeling because after just being in the gym or the rehab room, it’s really nice to go back on court and that’s when you really realise how much you missed it. It makes the off-court exercises a bit easier to do because you see the reward.
“I know it’s going to be difficult when you haven’t competed for a long time, almost a year. It’ll take me some tournaments to get back up to speed, but once I do, I think I’m in a better headspace to compete now.”
