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How mental health is affecting performance amid media attention

Tennis - WTA Tour Finals - Shenzhen Bay Sports Center - Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China - October 29, 2019. Japan's Naomi Osaka attends a news conference. [REUTERS/Aly Song]

The pressure of modern-day professional sport is unprecedented.

Pro-athletes live in a world where the choice to play or not to play attracts the same media attention.

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