9vicman wrote:

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Translated Heliovaara quotes:

Another thing I wanted to go over is actually surprisingly strongly related to the above, because it is very possible that today's match was the last match between me and Lloyd. We've had an absolutely insane three-year journey, where we rose from three-digit all the way to single-digit rankings. I honestly don't think that these three years could have gone better with anyone else. The collaboration was a perfect fit for me, as I got not only a tough playing partner and a good friend, but also the support of the entire English Tennis Association. I literally learned what is required of a player in top doubles.

But at this point it is also necessary to accept the facts and admit that each has its own time. I can't pinpoint a specific moment when the scales started to swing in the wrong direction, but during the late spring, summer and fall, something has been lost in our game. Expectations changed to pressure and a sense of coercion. We kept the energy up on the field, but it had to be done half-heartedly every time. Gaming was no longer enjoyable. At best, you can enjoy the pressure, now it's mostly discouraged.

Off the field, our relationship has always been excellent, but what we did on the field started to deteriorate. The same routines, the same preparations, the same mistakes. And when a worse episode comes, the mind naturally starts looking for solutions in the environment. That unconditional trust and desire to support others is slowly starting to falter. Heads droop one by one instead of being able to hold each other's heads up. We're not a perfect team anymore.

Fortunately, however, the foursome is no different from the rest of life in that when one door closes, another opens. Although the end of the collaboration is sad and even sad at the moment, at the same time Lloyd and I both know that we still have several years together on the Tour ahead of us. And it may be that they are even more successful separately than the previous three together. We are sure to find both new patterns quickly. And it would be nice to take a little measure of the man on opposite sides of the net.

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 Thank you - appreciate the translation !