Who is Andrey Rublev’s coach, Fernando Vicente?
Andrey Rublev's coach is the first Spaniard to win Coach of the Year.
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Fernando Vicente and Andrey Rublev (Image via: Imago)
Russian tennis sensation Andrey Rublev is one of the upcoming stars in the ‘next gen’ of Tennis. He stormed into the top 10 of the ATP Tour back in October 2020.
With his escalating popularity and consistent performances on the court, the 26-year-old has made an impressive fortune for himself. Rublev will be setting his eyes on more titles in the new season.
He has some great records, and he has beaten some players like Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
He made it to eight quarterfinals from 2017 to 2023, including the 2017 US Open, the 2020 French Open and US Open, the 2021 Australian Open, the 2022 French Open and US Open, the 2023 Australian Open, and Wimbledon. Remains to be seen how far he fares in the 2024 Australian Open.
Who is Andrey Rublev’s coach?
Fernando Vicente has worked with Rublev for four years and has had a front-row seat to the Russian’s highs and lows, from the player’s 2018 spinal stress fracture to his recovery and stratospheric ascent in 2020.
Fernando Vicente, a former Spanish player, was named Coach of the Year at the 2020 ATP Awards after helping Andrey Rublev to a career-best breakout season.
Fernando Vicente is Andrey Rublev’s current coach. Since 2015, when he first showed up for training at 4Slamtennis Academy—owned by Vicente and two other former professional tennis players, Galo Blanco and Jairo Velasco—Vincente has been with Rublev. Together, the pair has achieved enormous success; the Russian has won 11 career singles titles and three career doubles crowns. Additionally, he is currently ranked No. 5 in the world under Vincente
Former professional tennis player Vincente enjoyed a prosperous career, taking home five career titles—three singles and two doubles—during his tenure. He co-founded a tennis academy in Barcelona after retiring, and in the ensuing four years, Andrey Rublev would study there.
Vicente resigned from professional tennis in 2011 after a career that took him as high as World No. 29. He became the first Spanish coach to win Coach of the Year since the award’s establishment in 2016. He also won three singles championships and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour.
Vicente began working with Rublev in 2016 when the Russian came at the ‘4Slamtennis Academy’ in Barcelona, which Vicente co-founded with fellow players Galo Blanco and Jairo Velasco.
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