Honored Coach of Russia Anatoly Abashkin said in an interview with socialbites.ca that Andrei Rublev’s unsuccessful performance at the 2023 ATP Final Tournament was due to fatigue and poor physical conditioning.
“Andrey apparently could not maintain his best athletic form. Maybe I’m just tired. Many people watched a replay of the moment in the match when Medvedev fell while trying to clear the ball on its way to the net. Physical fatigue at the end of the season makes itself felt. Physical education is an important factor; plays a decisive role in the game of top-level tennis players; I think the lack of it also has an impact. In addition, Rublev is a very emotional player, he encourages and supports himself, emotions are mandatory for him, they help him play, he cannot do without them. This may not be enough for him,” Abashkin said.
At the ATP Final Tournament 2023, Andrei Rublev lost all three matches and took the last place in the group with Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev.
Another Russian, Daniil Medvedev, continues to fight for the championship. On Saturday, November 18, he will compete with Italian Jannik Sinner to advance to the final. The match will start at 16.30 Moscow time. socialbites.ca will conduct an online text publication.
It was previously known that Daniil Medvedev could beat Jannik Sinner purposely Italian fans.