“I can’t really rest,” Andrey Rublev expresses his frustration on season breaks and long vacations after a busy season
Andrey Rublev talks about how he is not a big fan of long breaks after a season.
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Russian professional Andrey Rublev has been one of the most active players on the tour. Rublev has made it clear that he is not a big fan of long-period rests. Though Rublev’s calendar was impacted by the Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players he compensated for that through his appearance in multiple exhibitions.
The Russian explained himself in an interview recently. Rublev spoke about how he does not like long vacations between events. And how maintaining a balance is important for overall performance.
“It’s shi**y when you rest for a long time even if there are many players who like to take a long vacation, several weeks, even during the season if there is a week off,” Rublev said talking to Planet Sport. For him, balance is also important to avoid exhaustion.
“I think you need a balance. But it’s very bad when you don’t rest at all, because you can exhaust yourself, yes, and hurt yourself too, and psycho-socially lose your head too,” Rublev explained.
“In my case, well, I can’t really rest after the season, but thank God, I had free time during the season – there were a few times when I took a week off, even without tennis, so in a way, it compensated for the fact that I had almost no rest after the season,” Rublev further added on what kept him running.
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Andrey Rublev’s 2022 season, the impact of a Wimbledon ban
Russian player Andrey Rublev had some mixed returns on the court this year. Rublev reached the third round of the Australian Open in January where he lost to Marin Cilic. In February, Rublev won the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship in Dubai, UAE defeating the Czech player Jiří Veselý. This was his 10th ATP singles title.
Rublev’s 2022 season was impacted by the ban imposed by Wimbledon on Russian and Belarusian players following the war in Europe. The 25-year-old was one of few players on tour to take an open stand on the issue. Rublev won the hearts of tennis fans when he wrote ‘No War please’ on the lens of one of the cameras during the Dubai Championship.
A week back, Rublev further opened up about his views on the ban. “Politics is more important than peace,” he said. The threat of a second-year Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players is still looming large. Belarusian player Aryna Sabalenka has made a plea to Wimbledon to reconsider the ban. Whatever happens the world No 8 would like to make the best of the upcoming season.
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