Adderley set on move up rankings with a steady eye on Birmingham
the three-time British Junior Champion said. “That’s definitely what I’m aiming for.
“It’s going to be a pretty big year. I’ll be coming to the end of my studies at university and by then I want to be in the world’s top 50 and looking forward to Birmingham 2022.
“Whether it’s that year or later I ultimately want to win a medal for Scotland at a Commonwealth Games.”
She continued: “After University I want to focus solely on being a professional squash player and become one of the top players in the world.
“I’ve enjoyed my first taste of being on the PSA Tour, learned so much and reached my highest world ranking of 92.
“By the end of next season I want to be pushing the top 70 which will take some work but I feel it’s possible.”
Having enjoyed a prolific junior career, Adderley has already been travelling the world competing on the PSA Tour, enjoying a stint in Australia
and India last year. In February she was stateside playing in Missouri before her last tournament at the Scottish Nationals.
“I got a lot out of my trip to the USA,” she said. “I won a match I could’ve lost before Danielle Letourneau, who’s 33 in the world, beat me.
“It was a positive experience and there’s so much I’m learning already, like when to eat, managing jet lag, heat, recovery and rest days.
“There’s lots to think about when on tour and I had a really good training session the day after my last match in Missouri.”
For now, Scotland’s No 3 is remaining upbeat despite missing being on court and competing.
This month she was supposed to be in Eindhoven with herscotlandteam-matescompeting at the European Team Championships.
“The Europeans is a tough one to miss because it’s a season highlight,” Adderley added. “It has been a long season for me though and having a few weeks off was quite nice but now I really miss being on court.
“I’ve used the time off pretty effectively doing a lot of technical stuff which I probably wouldn’t have been able to do.
“And I’ve been speaking to performance lifestyle coach Mary Mcclung looking at self-talk – how you talk to yourself in training and during matches.
“A lot of matches last season I lost and didn’t even give myself a chance because I struggled mentally.
“So it’s such a big area to get right.”
“After University I want to focus solely on being a professional squash player and become one of the top players in the world”
GEORGIA ADDERLEY