Andrey Rublev will look to make good on his nickname ‘ATP 500 specialist’, as he chases a 5th consecutive ATP 500 title at the Dubai Tennis Championship.
\nAmping up his explosive hitting abilities, Rublev secured four straight ATP 500 titles – Hamburg, St. Petersburg, Vienna, and Rotterdam – stalking the baseline and ripping the ball into the corners.
\nLooking back at his semi-finals win at Rotterdam against Stefanos Tsitsipad, the Russian’s trump card was his quick transition to the net behind his forehand.
\nWith power and precision, the 23- year-old’s menacing intentions make him a tough player to read. With chatter going on about Rublev’s 20 match-winning streak, one has to wonder what runs in the champion’s mind.
\nHe answered: “Till the middle of Rotterdam, I wasn’t thinking much about the finals or the trophy, but then it got put it did get in my head.”
\nWhile Rublev continues to crush forehands across an empty stadium with no roars from the crowd, his game in 2021 is well heard off and continues to receive high acclaim. Andrey Rublev, in his recent documentary, mentioned some of his lonely and low moments.
\nBut his recent form is an indication of improvements made not just to his game, but his mental strength as well.
\nRublev said: “I made many improvements to my game, and this is over a long journey. I have always worked hard, and that (self-motivation) is something I am proud of. The injuries were tough, and the stress and life off-court did affect my performance but now I feel much relaxed. I realized I need to focus only on myself and the long-term goal.”
\nRublev will face Australia\u2019s Jordan Thompson or a qualifier in his first match of the tournament.
\nDiscussing the court conditions, Rublev said: “Dubai the condition for my style is not easy, but I have nothing to lose. I’ll challenge myself and I’m sure this will help.”
\nIf the Russian wins that match, he will meet the winner of Basilashvili and Fritz\u2019s second-round clash.
\nMeanwhile, another Russian tennis player edging toward the uppermost reaches of the men\u2019s game is Daniil Medvedev. He made the Monday headlines across sports and tennis media, as he claimed the Word Number 2 ranking, making it his best rank to date.
\nMedvedev, 25, is the first player outside the so-called Big Four (Serbia\u2019s Novak Djokovic, Spain\u2019s Rafael Nadal,Switzerland\u2019s Roger Federer, and the UK\u2019s Andy Murray) to enter the world\u2019s top two. A force to be reckoned with, the Russian has so far claimed ten ATP titles, winning the ATP tournament in Marseille in France last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andrey Rublev will look to make good on his nickname \u2018ATP 500 specialist\u2019, as he chases a 5th consecutive ATP 500 title at the Dubai Tennis Championship.
\nAmping up his explosive hitting abilities, Rublev secured four straight ATP 500 titles \u2013 Hamburg, St. Petersburg, Vienna, and Rotterdam \u2013 stalking the baseline and ripping the ball into the corners.
\nLooking back at his semi-finals win at Rotterdam against Stefanos Tsitsipad, the Russian\u2019s trump card was his quick transition to the net behind his forehand.
\nWith power and precision, the 23- year-old\u2019s menacing intentions make him a tough player to read. With chatter going on about Rublev\u2019s 20 match-winning streak, one has to wonder what runs in the champion\u2019s mind.
\nHe answered: \u201cTill the middle of Rotterdam, I wasn\u2019t thinking much about the finals or the trophy, but then it got put it did get in my head.\u201d
\nWhile Rublev continues to crush forehands across an empty stadium with no roars from the crowd, his game in 2021 is well heard off and continues to receive high acclaim. Andrey Rublev, in his recent documentary, mentioned some of his lonely and low moments.
\nBut his recent form is an indication of improvements made not just to his game, but his mental strength as well.
\nRublev said: \u201cI made many improvements to my game, and this is over a long journey. I have always worked hard, and that (self-motivation) is something I am proud of. The injuries were tough, and the stress and life off-court did affect my performance but now I feel much relaxed. I realized I need to focus only on myself and the long-term goal.\u201d
\nRublev will face Australia\u2019s Jordan Thompson or a qualifier in his first match of the tournament.
\nDiscussing the court conditions, Rublev said: \u201cDubai the condition for my style is not easy, but I have nothing to lose. I\u2019ll challenge myself and I\u2019m sure this will help.\u201d
\nIf the Russian wins that match, he will meet the winner of Basilashvili and Fritz\u2019s second-round clash.
\nMeanwhile, another Russian tennis player edging toward the uppermost reaches of the men\u2019s game is Daniil Medvedev. He made the Monday headlines across sports and tennis media, as he claimed the Word Number 2 ranking, making it his best rank to date.
\nMedvedev, 25, is the first player outside the so-called Big Four (Serbia\u2019s Novak Djokovic, Spain\u2019s Rafael Nadal,Switzerland\u2019s Roger Federer, and the UK\u2019s Andy Murray) to enter the world\u2019s top two. A force to be reckoned with, the Russian has so far claimed ten ATP titles, winning the ATP tournament in Marseille in France last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45642"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45643,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45642\/revisions\/45643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}