Andrey Rublev had shocking words on fight against depression

In recent months, Andrey Rublev has had some excessive reactions on the court (such as hurting himself with his racket) and has appeared to be in real difficulty. Not considering the human side of an athlete by thinking that all athletes are robots is one of the biggest mistakes a fan can make.

After the important victory obtained against Jannik Sinner in Montreal, the Russian has decided to open up about a very delicate topic: his fight against depression. A fight that he is trying to overcome also through tennis.

“I feel great and I’m happy to have won both matches today. I beat two strong players and I managed to win against Jannik. For me it’s a special moment, because I’ve been struggling a lot in the last few months. I needed this match to prove to myself that I can get great results. So I’m really happy,” he told.

“Mentally I wasn’t in the right place, I don’t know how to say it. Off the court it wasn’t always like this, but they were tough years, in which I also struggled with depression and that little by little I couldn’t handle anymore. At a certain point I exploded – especially on the court – and I couldn’t handle anything anymore.

That’s what happened. I started to feel a little better in the last few weeks and that’s showing in my tennis now. I don’t know if this is the best win, but after Madrid it’s definitely the best of the season so far.

Two matches in one day? It’s not easy. But we know that’s part of our sport. We can’t do anything about it. We can’t control the weather. We always have to play in different conditions. I guess that also makes tennis special. We didn’t play yesterday, so there’s no point in thinking about today’s two matches. I was lucky not to have played a long match against Brandon Nakashima in the morning,” he analyzed.