Williams, too, is known for her feistiness

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According to the HRV wave forms and their coherence or incoherence, I diagnose many things including health conditions, personality traits, predicting behaviours, mental strengths or weaknesses and so on. A mental and physical equilibrium can be achieved through training in proper breathing exercises to activate the HR deceleration trends and the shift from inward to outward focus before the game.

Kramar urges local sports academies and councils to look into the psychological aspects of playing to create better sportspersons.

“I think that sport psychology has a great potential in UAE, but it must be better applied. Each player requires different approach, support and the way for encouragement which must be sensitively tailored to his/her sport preparation”.

He also advises to start the consultation early when the players are still young as they are more susceptible to failure.

“[Though] it is difficult to say, in general, children may recover quicker and they also tend to forget faster about a loss. Yet, they can be more sensitive to other aspects of the game and they need to have more support and attention from the coaches and parents”.

“Previously I always thought it was just tactical and technique, but every match has become almost mental and physical — I try to push myself to move well,” Federer had said after winning the Dubai Duty Free Open Tennis Championship for the fourth time in 2007.

“I push myself not to get upset and stay positive, and that’s what my biggest improvement is over these years. Under pressure I can see things very clearly,” he said.