Being a professional tennis player requires a lot of dedication and commitment. To be one of the best in the world, you will have to give up on a lot of things and habits that you used to have and Sloane Stephens quite clearly understands this. Despite being one of the best, she sometimes misses her young days when things used to be a bit easy for her and life was not as hectic as it is.

Opening up on the same, Stephens, in a recent interview, talked about how life was for her back then. Not only this, she also talked about how cute she was when she was young and how things have changed immensely for her.

Sloane Stephens opens up on how tennis took a toll on her youthful joy and ease

In a recent revelation, Sloane Stephens came ahead and shared a heartfelt perspective on how tennis has changed her. She recalled a time when she was “cute and young,” while highlighting the contrast between her past and present. Stephens doesn’t hold back in admitting that tennis while making her a strong player, has taken a toll on the carefree days of her youth.

“Man, I was so cute and young before tennis took the life out of me my goodness. I am telling you that this was like a time when everything when we were young and times were easy,” said Stephens in the video while talking about her past and comparing it with her present.

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Thus, Sloane Stephens, who has achieved so much through tennis often remembers the young days of her life when things seemed to be a little bit easy for her. Not only this, she also looked cute at that time, something that she clearly misses now.

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Further in the interview, Sloane Stephens went ahead and revealed her future plans while hinting pout at her plans to win the grand slam.

Stephens hints at her future plans while talking about retirement

In the same interview, when she was asked if there was something more that the fans could expect from her, she said yes. She further added that the day she wins a grand slam, she is calling it quits and won’t ever come back to the sport again.

Thus, already a grand slam winner in 2017, Stephens has clear plans for her future. She is just one grand slam away from putting an end to her remarkable career. Do you think that she will be able to land a grand slam victory ever in the near future? Do let us know in the comments below!

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