Rick Machi: Sobolenko's Negative Thoughts And Actions Lead To Negative Results

• 15.11.2026, 17:21

A well-known coach spoke out about the crisis involving the controversial Belarusian tennis player.

Renowned tennis coach Rick Macchi identified the reason for the decline of Arina Sobolenko.

“Sobolenko regularly absorbs so many toxic words and actions that they have become firmly entrenched in her subconscious and are now openly at work there.

For an athlete, one of the worst things you can do is make fun of yourself. Negative thoughts and actions lead to negative results. She can quickly turn things around, but her temperament has always been volatile, even when she was dominating.

“However, she has now embedded many layers of negativity into her mind, lost her confidence, and given rise to doubts and fears,” McKee wrote on his page on social media platform X.