Andrey Rublev Reveals the Ranking Position a Player Will Be in, That Can Do Without a Coach Following Recent Splits on Tour

Andrey Rublev is into the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open and will face American star Taylor Fritz.

Andrey Rublev Reveals the Ranking Position a Player Will Be in, That Can Do Without a Coach Following Recent Splits on Tour

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Andrey Rublev has revealed that players cannot learn everything from a coach after the recent growing splits between players and their coaches on tour. He made those statements after earning his place in the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open following the retirement of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third set.

In the wake of parting ways with their coaches, Stefanos Tsitsipas was the biggest of all as he split with Novak Djokovic’s ex-coach Goran Ivanisevic. Naomi Osaka did the same a few days ago, ending her collaboration with Patrick Mouratoglou.

Jasmine Paolini ended her partnership with two separate coaches in just four months. First, she parted ways with Renzo Furlan just after the Miami Open, and last week she did the same with Marc Lopez. However, that cannot be said for Rublev, who has been coached by Fernando Vicente for nine years.

Despite adding former World No.1 Marat Safin to his team in April, he did not let go of the experienced Spanish coach. Since the Wimbledon Championships, Safin has not been with him on tour, and he has relied on Vicente for advice, which has seen him reach the round of 16 of Wimbledon and the semi-finals in Acapulco.

During his press conference at the Canadian Open, he was asked about players’ splits with coaches in the past three weeks. The Russian star revealed that it doesn’t matter how many coaches a player changes in his career as the player has the sole responsibility of achieving success on the court:

It doesn’t matter how many coaches you change. Those who have won many Grand Slams can give you advice on what you need to do to reach a certain level. But at this level, when you’re in the top 10, no one can teach you anything. You’re the only one who can help yourself. You’re the one playing. So if you’re always looking for help, you won’t progress.

It is also worth noting that, the likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner have stuck with a particular coach for a long time.

Andrey Rublev reveals why he has a lasting relationship with coach Fernando Vicente

Andrey Rublev and Fernando Vicente began working together in 2016. The Spanish coach has led the Russian star star to 17 ATP tour-level titles, including two Masters 1000 crowns at Monte Carlo and Madrid. Despite Rublev dealing with depression and mental health, their partnership has grown stronger.

Fernando Vicente and Andrey Rublev
Fernando Vicente and Andrey Rublev (via Getty images)

During the aforementioned interview, he was asked about his relationship with Vincente. He revealed that the Spaniard doesn’t work for the money and that their partnership has forged into a family:

He doesn’t work for money, he doesn’t have any interest. He just wants to help because he love me. And we get already, like I said, like we are family members, and that’s it. So he have no interests. He have a lot of humanity inside. He’s super kind. He’s doing a lot of things for me that normally, when you hire someone as a coach or something, half of the coaches they don’t do those things.

Rublev will take on Taylor Fritz in the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open. The sixth seed reached the final of the tournament last year after beating Jannik Sinner in the last eight but failed to win the title after losing to Alexei Popyrin.

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