French Open - Martina Trevisan 'an inspiration for all of us' after opening up about eating disorder, says Schett

Barbara Schett says Martina Trevisan is an “inspiration” to girls around the world after overcoming her struggles with anorexia and discussing it openly. Trevisan went away from competitive tennis for four years and revealed in 2020 in an open letter that she had been suffering with the eating disorder. Ad/> The 28-year-old returned to the sport and this year has reached the French Open semi-finals for the first time having reached a career-best quarter-final place in 2020 as a qualifier.

Roland-Garros‘That was pretty frosty’ — Henman and Corretja on Rune’s handshake with RuudAN HOUR AGO Trevisan won her first WTA tour title — the Morocco Open — last month and Eurosport’s Schett says her comeback in the sport gives “other girls hope” when it comes to overcoming eating disorders and mental health challenges. She said: “It’s really great to see that so many players, mostly female players, are speaking and talking openly about their problems. “Remember last year Naomi Osaka talked about her mental health problems and we have Danielle Collins talking about endometriosis and Madison Keys and now Martina Trevisan talking about eating disorders.

“There’s so many girls who are outspoken now. It gives other girls hope as well who are in situations like that. It’s a good thing because you are showing that you are vulnerable and that you are not a machine or not perfect.