Our cooperation started at Victor Hanescu’s Train Like a Pro camp in Cluj-Napoca. During my first contact with Cristina, she showed me the power of psychology. In the first session, Dave and Cristina explained to me the importance of evaluating: yourself, your actions, your body language, your friends, their trust, the temperature, the wind, and everything that surrounds us. I understood and felt the benefits when Dave guided me in my practice to become my best self. After their on- and off-court daily lessons, I played two tournaments, in which I applied my new on- and off-court behaviors and skills. The final result was: I won two titles at ITF European tournaments.

I thank Cristina Rolo and Dave de Haan for their teachings, efforts, and support. I trust we will meet some other time because I’m sure I still have a lot of work to do!

Fatima Keita