Andrei Rublev explained why he broke his knee on the court and bled

The fifth racket of the world, 26-year-old Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev, spoke about the reasons for his emotional outbursts on the court during matches.

In November, at the final tournament, during a meeting against Carlos Alcaraz, Rublev, in the opening of the second game, after another mistake, hit himself several times with his racket on his left leg, causing his knee to bleed.

“I just really want to win, to show a good result.” But, unfortunately, sometimes this results in aggression. When you want something very badly, but it doesn’t work out, the puzzle in your head doesn’t fit: “How is this possible? I wanted this very much, it was my dream, but the reality is different.” My expectations of myself cause these emotions in me. Plus self-resentment that is associated with oneself,” Rublev told the “Championship”.

As a result, Rublev failed to leave the Red Group of the final tournament, losing in two games to compatriot Daniil Medvedev, German Alexander Zverev and Spaniard Alcaraz. This season, the Russian won the Masters in Monte Carlo and the tournament in Båstad, and finished the year ranked fifth in the world. In total, 26-year-old Rublev has 14 titles at ATP tournaments.