Beatriz Haddad Maia Will Take a Six-Month Mental Health Break – Tennis Now

Beatriz Haddad Maia has struggled each on the court docket and off in 2026. Now, she’ll reduce her season brief, with plans to return again stronger in 2027, on a protected rating.

The previous World No.10, who in 2023 turned the primary girl from Brazil to succeed in a Grand Slam semifinal since 1968, stumbled to a 4-19 document this season. She final performed at Wimbledon.

“I do know I sort of disappeared and I used this time to mirror loads,” she mentioned, talking in her native Portuguese on Instagram.

Haddad Maia, ranked 156, confirmed that she plans to take the remainder of the 12 months off and return in 2027 with a protected rating. 

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“It’s a call I’ve been coping with mentally for a couple of months,” she mentioned. “It hasn’t been simple — for these of you who’ve been following me on the court docket, my relationship with tennis hasn’t been simple. So I actually needed to share this with you.”

Haddad Maia’s private life has had some triumph of late. She bought engaged to Alex Daoud in early July.

“Selections appear very simple to make, however in actuality, they’re very inside. I stored combating loads in opposition to issues that have been really extra exterior. I did make adjustments, I made selections, I attempted completely different paths, and this second of taking this break has arrived.”