BLUF
This article discusses Alexander Bublik’s post-match tears at the 2025 French Open. Resilience is often celebrated as grit, but Bublik’s story reveals a different kind of resilience—one grounded in physiology, not just mindset.Learning Outcomes
- Understand that resilience is more than just grit; it’s shaped by physiological capacity.
- Consider how pressure doesn’t just live in the mind—it moves through the body.
- Recognise that Bublik’s post-match tears signalled a nervous system release—not an emotional collapse.
