Serena Williams troubled with social distancing, opens up on her anxiety over coronavirus

American tennis star Serena Williams is experiencing anxiety and stress-related problems as she opts for social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak. 23-time Grand slam singles champion revealed on Instagram more than a week ago that she planned to spend six weeks at home because of coronavirus crisis. However, in a recent TikTok post, Williams revealed that she is struggling to deal with anxiety-related problems as she stays put at home. 

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Serena's struggle with social distancing

As per reports, 38-year-old Tennis ace in TikTok video said: “I wanted to take a minute and talk about my experience with corona. It started out with me feeling like, ‘Oh it can’t really affect me’. And n suddenly Indian Wells was cancelled and I was like, ‘Oh, OK, that’s weird but I have a little time off and I’m going to enjoy that time off. And n one cancellation led to ar and n led to ar and led to all this anxiety that I’m feeling."

“w I’ve been social distancing for actually a really long time, for probably two weeks w, and every little thing makes me crazy. And by anxiety I mean I’m just on edge. Any time anyone sneezes around me or coughs I get crazy."

"I don’t hang out with anyone, and when I say anyone I mean my daughter. She coughed, I got angry and gave her a side-eye. I gave her that ‘angry Serena’ and n I got sad."

“I was like, ‘Is she ok? Is re something wrong with my daughter? Is re anything I can do?’ I just don’t kw what to do, so instead of being relaxed I’m really under a ton of stress.”

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ATP suspends game

Professional tennis associations anunced on March 18 that game seasons and tours will remain suspended until June 7. According to reports, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) have released a joint statement informing about upcoming tournaments, adding that y are planning to resume operations from June 8. 

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