Ronnie O’Sullivan insisted he has needed to overcome the ‘yips’ lately as he spoke about his victory over Ryan Day.
“Early days for me, attempting this new approach of taking part in, completely different type of cueing, simply to get away from the yips as I name it, the best approach of explaining it,” the Rocket advised the BBC. “It has been arduous work for 2 years and I made a decision I could not proceed taking part in like that so I needed to make some adjustments so it is the physique and thoughts attempting to meet up with one another. I’ve bought a few of it proper, it is simply the opposite items must fall in [to place] – I am attempting to work out the puzzle.
“It appears like I wish to play, I wish to get my cue out of the case. I am not fearful of the desk, I am not fearful of the balls. I am fearful of another issues however that not, which is crucial factor. While you’re assured in your means to do one thing given the possibility, you are feeling all proper.”