Former world number one Martina Navratilova believes that
Russia’s
Andrey Rublev cannot go far in the Grand Slams if he does not find a
way to control his anger. The 26-year-old has been regarded as one of the most
talented players playing in men’s tennis in the singles category but has not find
success as easy as it should have according to his talent.
One of the reasons that has been often highlighted behind
his downfall in major events is him showing emotions on the court. The Moscow-born
star has remained in the news for the same reason. Rublev was once again in the
news for showing his anger on the court during the ongoing
US Open, where he was
knocked out of the competition after losing in the fourth round to Bulgaria’s Grigor
Dimitrov in a five-set thrilling clash with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 1-6, 3-6, 6-3
on Sunday.
Navratilova, while talking to Sky Sports as quoted by Tennis
365, highlighted Rublev’s anger as one of the primary reasons why he has not
been able to go far in the competition. The 65-year-old went on to state that
she is ‘worried’ for the current world number six as he keeps making similar
mistakes and believes that if he manages to control his emotions, sky will be
limit for him.
“He beats himself and the negative energy just cannot be
helpful,” she said. “He just keeps making the same mistake over and over again.
You are worried for him. Come on, just get it together. You are only hurting
himself, literally physically and emotionally. He needs to save his energy for
good stuff, like hitting tennis balls. Not hitting his head. He’s got the game
to win a major, I believe that. He’s got the big serve, the big forehand and he
just needs to improve his net game a little. The sky is the limit. The guy has
got it all. He just needs to work on the mentality. He is such a lovely guy.”