PARIS — Cristian Garín, a stocky tennis player from Chile, is nicknamed El Tanque — The Tank. But Toni Nadal, Rafael Nadal’s uncle and longtime coach, once said Garín lacked “conviction” and “extra determination.” And a headline in Garín’s native country cast doubt on his mental toughness. Those doubts are dissipating, a development that has been a long time in the making. Just over a year ago, Garín was ranked outside the top 200. In the process he has rewritten his reputation, transforming from a player whose mental toughness was routinely questioned to the leader of the ATP’s “Under Pressure” index, which assesses performance on break points, tiebreakers and deciding sets.

Source: New York Times May 28, 2019 21:00 UTC