What’s A Challenge You Faced Early On?

The biggest challenge early on was dealing with uncertainty and not having a clear roadmap.

In tennis, there is always a next step. In most careers, that is not the case. You have to make decisions without knowing exactly where they lead, and that can create doubt, especially early on.

At different points, that showed up as periods of uncertainty, working through confidence, or learning from environments that were not the right long-term fit.

Over time, I became more comfortable with that. I stopped comparing my path to others and focused more on what I could control, how I was working, how I was showing up, and what I was learning. That shift made a real difference.