WTA Finals champion Garcia reveals battle with bulimia: "In tennis, you spend a lot of time alone in your room"

2022 WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia has revealed her battle with bulimia at a time when she was struggling with a lot of things.

Garcia first emerged as a top player in 2017 winning back-to-back WTA 1000 trophies. She struggled for a long time after that revealing that there have been many sleepless nights along with an eating disorder. Speaking to L'Equipe Garcia said:

"Everyone is different. Some will stop eating and for me it was the opposite: I used to take refuge in food. You feel so empty, so sad, that you need to fill yourself. It came from the distress of not managing to do what I wanted to do on court, of not winning anymore, of suffering physically."

She further revealed:

"Eating would appease me for a few minutes. We all know it does not last but it was an escape route. When you're alone, it's harder to control. In tennis, you spend a lot of time alone in your room. It's how it often happened."

She's been working through it revealing how she does it:

"You start understanding and realising that if it happens, it's not the end of the world. Since I've been taking time for myself, it happens less. And when it happens, I accept it better and feel less guilty. Allowing myself some regular indulgences helps me avoid having too many of these cravings. I was too tough on myself at some point. I'm the type of person who weighs themselves to the gram. Now, if I've been wanting pizza for two days, I'm going to have the pizza."