{"id":474562,"date":"2026-02-14T13:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/474562\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T13:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:49:12","slug":"tennis-was-my-toxic-boyfriend-tennistemple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/474562\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Tennis Was My Toxic Boyfriend’ \u2022 TennisTemple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former Top 200 Player Destanee Aiava to End Pro Career in 2026, Reveals Emotional Struggles on Instagram<\/p>\n

\"Destanee <\/p>\n

\u00a9 MATTHEW STOCKMAN \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP<\/p>\n

\"Adrien <\/p>\n

2 min to read<\/p>\n

Destanee Aiava has made a major decision. The 25-year-old Australian does not plan to linger on the WTA Tour. Currently ranked 321st in the WTA, she is on a streak of five consecutive losses and was notably defeated by Harriet Dart in the first round of Australian Open qualifying in January.<\/p>\n

But in recent hours, Aiava announced that 2026 will be her final year as a professional player. Ranked as high as world No. 147, Aiava, who reached the second round of the Australian Open in 2025 against Danielle Collins, posted a message on her Instagram account to explain her decision.<\/p>\n

“I Had Reached the Stage Just Before the Big Breakthrough at the Top Level”<\/p>\n

“From my first lesson at Casey Tennis Club, my entire life has been dedicated to tennis. I often wondered what my life would have been like if I had chosen something else.<\/p>\n

And if everything I had sacrificed for this sport was really worth it. At one point in my career, I had reached the stage just before the big breakthrough at the top level, where the world is at your feet and nothing can touch you.<\/p>\n

I was only 17, I was poorly prepared and dangerously naive about the consequences of trusting the wrong people. The trajectory of my career was never the same after that,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

“I Was Constantly Searching for That Thing That Brought Me Peace Rather Than Grief” <\/p>\n

“I also didn’t know who I was outside of tennis and what my true passion was. I was constantly searching for that thing that brought me peace rather than grief. In other words, tennis was my toxic boyfriend.<\/p>\n

That said, tennis has brought me many things for which I can only be grateful. I traveled to places many dream of visiting. I made great friends. I found a platform to share my story.<\/p>\n

Even when I had no money left because I had spent everything to ‘succeed.’ But tennis also took many things from me: my relationship with my body, my health, my family, and my self-esteem,” Aiava continued. Read her full message via the link below.<\/p>\n

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