Article by Luminița Paul – published on Friday, June 20, 2025, 21:10 / Updated Friday, June 20, 2025:27
Finnish Emil Ruusuvuori (26 years old, 287th ATP), was in the 37th place, posted a new message about mental health problems, with an encouraging content: “Remember that life is beautiful and you can make it look as you like.” He has been absent 6 months from the circuit after giving through panic attacks since 2021.
Emil Ruusuvuori is the best Finnish player after Jarkko Nieminen – World Number in 2006. He is 26 years old, two ATP finals and victories over him Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev. And a future that had darkened painfully because of the mental health problems he went through.
Returning to the circuit in February 2025, after a 6 -month break, he posted a message with a positive emphasis on Instory.
Emil Ruusuvuori: “As if someone was suffocating, I was trembling, I could cry”
“Hi, my name is Emil Ruusuvuori. I am a professional tennis player in Finland. In the last year I have fought with some mental health problems. I actually had my first panic attack in Miami, about four years ago”, He started his speech for a minute and a half.
“I still remember this feeling as if it were yesterday. As if someone was suffocating, I was trembling, I was going to cry, I didn't know what was going on with me. And I really wanted to run away from the situation. I managed to go over this for another two years, until last summer, when I was forced to take a six -month break from tennis and put myself on the first place in my life, “he continued.
“So I was looking for help. Since then, I work with a psychologist every week. I talked to many other athletes, with many other people to find ways to help me and possibly others,” said Emil.
One thing I remember daily is that no feeling lasts forever. It's like the clouds in the sky. Even the biggest storm in the world does not last endlessly – Emil Ruusuvuori
“It doesn't matter how bad you feel, how dark the situation is, will pass. Keep this in mind and find joy and happiness in life, in small things. And remember that life is beautiful and you can make it look as you like. I wish you all the power in the world and I'm sure we can go over these difficult times together“He concluded.
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– We Love Tennis (@Welovetennis) June 20, 2025
Emil Ruusuvuori, away from tennis for 6 months
Last year, in September, he took that 6 -month break. In that period, he did not touch the tennis rocket for 4 and a half months. He made his ordeal known at that time through a post on social networks.
“I have done things I have dreamed of since I was a child, but the balance between work and recovery has not been correct“, he wrote on X.”Due to overload, I decided to take a break from tennis for the rest of the year and focus on my physical and mental health”.
2 ATP finalsHe played Emil Ruusuvuori, puts 2022, defeated by Joao Souza, and Hong Kong 2024, when he was losing Andrey Rublev
The break of Ruusuvuori continued until February 2025, when he played his first tournament in July 2024, from Washington.
Emil Ruusuvuori PHOTO: IMAGO IMAGES
Destered on the 2nd place world on his return to the Challenger tournament with $ 75,000 prizes from Tenerife, Spain, the Finnish continued its return since then.
Only when he returned to tennis, Ruusuvuori has been related to his mental health problems, recognizing that his suffering was greater than the one he shared.
Emil Ruusuvuori: “The main purpose is to enjoy everything”
“When I started my return, I decided not to tell the public everything about my experience,” he noted on Instagram. “We all have our own challenges, but I feel that I have to share some thoughts so I can continue my story more freely, without pretending“He added then.
“I don't remember almost anything about the last match at Wimbledon last summer, and the scenes still come back-the last ones I have retreated to my journey to South Korea“He said, referring to the road to Asia in April, when he played at Busan and Gwangju.
Then he decided: “Let's go back to the routine of the matches. The body gets to where it has to be. There are a lot of things to work for. And then to enjoy the game. It doesn't matter where, when you play … the main purpose is to enjoy everything.”
