Golfer Rory McIlroy says that his girlfriend, WTA No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, is helping him bolster the mental aspects of his game. "When Caroline and I might discuss our own sport, I am very interested in how she prepares herself for the mental side of big tennis tournaments like how she goes about setting goals or whatever," McIlroy told the Irish Examiner. "That sort of discussion gives me a good insight into how she deals with similar issues I might face."
McIlroy added that Wozniacki's golf prospects are better than his in tennis. "Being a tennis player her upper body is pretty strong," McIlroy said. "She has more potential at golf than I do at tennis. The thing is that when I play tennis the competitive side in me comes to the fore and I want to play well every time but it just doesn’t happen. I would get more frustrated because I want to be able to grasp tennis straight away."