A 6th Masters 1000 final for @AndreyRublev97 🙌 He'll play for his first title in Canada tomorrow after a comfortable 6-4 6-2 win over Arnaldi #NBO24
"It started to explode": Andrey Rublev admits dealing with depression for many years after cementing spot in Canadian Open final
ATPMonday, 12 August 2024 at 12:15
Russia’s Andrey
Rublev has opened up about dealing with depression and burnout after having an impressive
outing in the Canadian Open. The 26-year-old has been regarded as one of the most
talented players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category.
Despite having
abundance of talent, the current world number six has failed to produce positive
results consistently throughout his career. Many blames that on him short
tempered, something that has been visible on many occasions during his career
where he had numerous on-court outbursts.
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Rublev is
currently taking part in the Canadian Open, where he booked his place in the final after beating Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi in straight sets with a score of 6-4 and 6-2. Before that, in the quarterfinals, he got the better of the world
number one Italy’s Jannik Sinner with a score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. The Moscow-born
was recently quoted in a report where he opened up about dealing with depression
and burnout during his career. He also explained that he has been dealing with
depression for many years but this year, it took an extra toll on him and he
started to feel like it would ‘explode.’
"I feel
great and I'm happy to have won both matches today,” he said. “For me it’s a
special moment because I was struggling for many months. Mentally I was
out of order. I guess it was already a long moment of everything (building up)
and I started to burn out, because I was struggling for many years with
depression, with many things outside of the court. I guess this year, it’s when
I can’t handle it anymore, and it starts to just explode... It started to explode more
and more on the court, because in life I was able to stay calm but inside the
court I was burning everything.”
Rublev will
face Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the competition's final on Monday. The
25-year-old defeated America’s Sebastian Korda in the semifinal in straight
sets with a score of 7-6, 6-3.
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