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forehand was one of the signature shots of his playing career.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"s1\">Rafael Nadal has revealed that he went to see a psychiatrist during the 2015 season after a string of poor results, before later being given medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Spaniard recently made the honest admission during an early premiere of his Netflix four-part docuseries, \u2018Rafa\u2019, focusing on both his life and career, which is set to be released on May 29th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After 23 years on tour as a professional tennis player, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/rafael-nadal\">Nadal<\/a> hung up his racket in November 2024 at the Davis Cup Finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, while his career was exceptionally long and successful, he experienced a string of early losses in 2015 despite being free of any physical injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The former world No 1 suffered his first French Open defeat since 2009 and was knocked out of both Wimbledon and the US Open before the fourth round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">His biggest title that year was an ATP 500 victory in Hamburg, an event he would usually skip during more successful seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a result, he visited a psychiatrist for help.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Latest Tennis News<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-and-jannik-sinner-share-what-they-hate-the-most-about-tennis\"><span class=\"s1\">Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner reveal what they hate most about tennis <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-advised-what-he-must-now-do-to-win-roland-garros\"><span class=\"s1\">Novak Djokovic advised on what he must now do to give himself the best chance at Roland Garros<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s true that a psychiatrist recommended it to me,\u201d he stated during an interview with MARCA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI think the reality is that in 2015 I had an episode that lasted a year. It was difficult to control what I had been controlling all my life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn the end, I always understood that I had to sort out certain issues on my own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSo at that moment I understood that I could sort out on my own what was happening to me on the court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBecause I never considered the things that happen to you on a tennis court important enough to resort to certain things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBut at a given moment, one thing is that I might not control my emotions or the situation on the tennis court, and another is that when I\u2019m off it, I have to go out for a walk with a bottle of water because otherwise, I choke on my own saliva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSo I said, well, I have a problem, I have to go to professionals. I visited a psychologist and she brought up things that I already knew. It was totally rational.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThen I thought, how can that happen to me? But it did happen to me, it\u2019s a reality. I needed a different kind of help. So I went to a psychiatrist. They gave me medication that allowed me to improve over the months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAnd that\u2019s how it was. I think Carlos Moy\u00e1\u2019s story is a bit different. At a certain point, it was decided that I needed an extra boost within the team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt was never done with the intention that Toni would not continue on the team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBut after a while, Toni decided to step aside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Indeed, as Nadal notes, after continuing to struggle well into the 2016 season, he opted to hire long-time friend and former French Open champion Carlos Moy\u00e1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Having had only one coach \u2013 his uncle Toni \u2013 for his entire life, a change was sought to bring new energy into the team and revive Nadal\u2019s career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, Toni opted to step back from the team at the end of the 2017 season and instead focus his energy on coaching at his nephew\u2019s academy in Mallorca.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nadal and the rest of his family were not directly informed of the decision, instead hearing about it through the media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cYes, it\u2019s incredible [that we weren\u2019t informed],\u201d the 22-time Grand Slam champion added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t pleasant at the time. But that\u2019s how it is. He didn\u2019t change his mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI had a conversation with him afterwards and, evidently, everything turned out as usual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn the end, there are too many connections, too many important things that we have experienced together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHe is my uncle and I love him. First because of that, and then because of everything else and everything I achieved thanks to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The addition of Moy\u00e1 proved highly effective, with Nadal winning two Grand Slams and finishing the season as world No 1 in their first year working together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The two would continue together for another seven years, until the Spaniard\u2019s retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal reveals he visited a psychiatrist and received treatment during career low point Oliver Paton 21 May 2026 1:22 PM Nadal&#8217;s forehand was one of the signature shots of his playing career. 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