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“It Comes Down to a Little Depression, Burnout”: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard's Fall From Most Improved Player of the Year to Outside the Top 100

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has gone from being one of the ATP Tour's biggest breakthrough stories to facing the most difficult period of his young career. The Frenchman, who won the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year award in 2024, is set to fall to around No. 145 in the world rankings after a run...

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Former world number 30 Giovanni Mpechi Pericard has opened up about his battle with depression and burnout after suffering a major slump in his rankings. The 6-foot-3 Frenchman made his big break in 2024, when he climbed to 31st in the world and won his first ATP Tour titles in Lyon and Basel. During the tournament in Switzerland, he consistently defeated the likes of Felix Auger-Aliassime, Holger Rune and Ben Shelton, relying on his powerful se…

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard told the team about his crisis of confidence, even evoking "a small depression, a burn-out", to put words on his ills. The 23-year-old Frenchman fell for the eighth time in a row, Saturday 17 October, in qualifications of the ATP 250 in Brussels.

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ouest-france.fr broke the news on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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