"He just keeps making same mistake over and over again": Martina Navratilova 'worried' about Andrey Rublev's anger issue after US Open exit

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.”