“It looks so stressful,” Andrey Rublev provides an insight into his thought process amidst backlash against Russian athletes

“It looks so stressful,” Andrey Rublev provides an insight into his thought process amidst backlash against Russian athletes

Andrey Rublev

Andrey Rublev is on a roll. The Russian recently made headlines for becoming the proud champion of the Serbian Open by defeating world no. 1 Novak Djokovic. The Russian has also won another title this year besides the Serbian Open- The Dubai Tennis Championships.

The world no. 8 has currently revealed his thought process before a match, which is quite interesting, as we can guarantee you that it is not self-assurance.

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Andrey Rublev and his thoughts

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Andrey Rublev in Belgrade

World no. 8 Andrey Rublev is currently playing the Madrid Open and has already stunned the crowd by reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament. The Russian is set to play tomorrow and will determine whether he has a chance to win the title or not.

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He has revealed, however, an interesting bit about what goes on in his head before a match. The 24-year-old said that he stresses out in the beginning and assures himself that it will be alright if he remains calm. Then he again messes up in the match and somehow towards the end calms down and makes it through.

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Phew!! Talk about a complicated set of emotions. However, it could also very well be due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Wimbledon ban on Russian players controversy.

Russian players such as Rublev and Daniil Medvedev are currently banned from Wimbledon. Not just in tennis, but in the case of football, FIFA has banned Russia from playing and Russian players are supposed to play under the name of the Football Union of Russia with no fans in the stadium. In the case of Formula 1, the Russian F1 Grand Prix tournament is said to have been canceled.

It is no wonder that Rublev is so stressed as he could also be thinking about the situation he is in because of being a Russian. The world no. 8 recently defeated Dan Evans to reach the quarterfinals in Madrid.

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