Patrick Mouratoglou gets honest about Andrey Rublev’s mental health as he explains why the Russian needs ‘craziness’
Patrick Mouratoglou said Andrey Rublev loses his cool during matches to play better, but it rather ends up affecting his tennis.
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Andrey Rublev‘s meltdowns on courts have become a common sight. Apart from smashing rackets, he also hits himself, often on his knees, as a consequence his knees start to bleed.
Serena Williams‘ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou assessed Rublev’s temperament and claimed the Russian loses his cool just to play better tennis and win matches. But the coach of Naomi Osaka also pointed out that when Rublev tries to control himself, it affects his game.
I think he needs that craziness to play his best and I think that if he tries to control it because he’s scared to go too far, then he struggles to find his tennis so that’s a thin line that’s difficult to find for him.
Patrick Mouratoglou said (via Tennis365)
Rublev recently made headlines for his outburst during his second-round clash at the Paris Masters against Francisco Cerundolo. After hitting a forehand into the net in the first set, Rublev screamed, ‘Shut up!’ at the crowd.
Then in the second set, after another of his forehead went into the next, Rublev smashed his knees multiple times with the racket until it started to bleed. During the breaks between games, he also picked up a water bottle and threw it on the ground.
Andy Roddick concerned about Andrey Rublev’s meltdowns
Fans on social media have often slammed Andrey Rublev for his meltdowns but they are also worried about his mental health. Former World No. 1 Andy Roddick is also concerned about Rublev hurting himself and thinks such outbursts are not at all ‘funny’.
This isn’t as if we’re going after Rublev, it comes from a genuine place of concern. How about if you hit yourself you get a warning? If you break the racket on the deck you would get that, but I just feel that breaking your racket on the court is a way lesser evil than self-harm out there.
Andy Roddick said on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast
Rublev had also lost his cool during his fourth-round match at the US Open against Grigor Dimitrov. As he was unsatisfied with his game, he hit his hand with the racket and later took a medical timeout.
Rublev also suffered a complete meltdown during his third-round match against Matteo Arnaldi at the French Open. He threw his racket, smashed it on the court, and even hit his knee. It was the same case at the Wimbledon as well as he hit his leg about seven times with his racket.
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