Rublev on Zverev's depression: "He loves tennis, but it has nothing to do with the results"

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Every passing day, Andrey Rublev becomes a more serene person and tennis player. The Russian has always been a ticking time bomb on the court, with emotions on the surface and exploding, sometimes in unusual ways. So much so that the Moscow native reached a breaking point and even confessed to experiencing depression. Now, since he opened up and acknowledged his issues, his inner anger has been calming down, although it occasionally resurfaces, and with his perspective, he is a well-qualified voice to speak about the moment that Alexander Zverev is going through.

The German surprised with his statements after being eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon. And when he appeared at the press conference, he opened up like never before: "I feel empty and very lonely in life, I have mental problems. I struggle to find joy off the court, and I feel very, very lonely. I had never experienced anything like this before. My issue is not tennis right now, but finding something within myself."

Rublev knows that the problem is not tennis

Regarding these statements, Rublev is very clear: "It's a very long and difficult conversation, but it has nothing to do with tennis. Tennis is the trigger for some players. In my case, tennis was triggering it for me. And I think Zverev is going through the same because he loves tennis, but it's not about the results," confesses the Russian in statements collected by La Octava Sports.

The world number ten spoke about his experience and the steps he took to get out of his slump: "In my case, I needed to do something with myself, deal with myself, and as soon as I started to deal with it, things started to improve. It was very easy for me to talk about those things, and I continue to do so."

The Moscow native delved into the fact that Zverev's problem does not lie in his tennis but in his daily life as a human being: "It's not about tennis, it's in general. Everyone has their internal struggles, everyone has their problems to face. Every person, athlete or not, in the end suffers from the same things, each one has to confront their own problems," he hints.

Rublev, who is currently playing in the Los Cabos tournament, ahead of the hardcourt tour in the United States, continued along the lines of his statements at Wimbledon when he was also asked about the German. There he made it clear that 'Sascha' lives for and by tennis. "Those who don't love or don't like tennis are more relaxed. They truly don't care because perhaps they have different priorities, but for those who love tennis, tennis fires you up."
 

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