Rublev, against the fine received: "When you talk to yourself, you decide how you do it"

Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 31 Aug 2025 | 02.11

Andrey Rublev at the US Open 2025. Photo: Getty

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Andrey Rublev had to face a tough five-set battle to overcome Coleman Wong and earn a ticket to the round of 16 of the US Open 2025, paving his way into the second week of the American Grand Slam. In that match, he will face the winner of the clash between Alexander Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Before that, the Russian tennis player, currently ranked 13th in the world, attended a press conference to analyze the current state of his tennis. In this conversation with the media, Andrey discussed the fine he received for swearing on court during his second-round match at Flushing Meadows.

Rublev was fined $3,000 for using foul language in the second round; therefore, he was asked if he thinks this rule is fair: "It depends. It depends on the situation. When you talk badly to yourself, it's my own decision how I do it. In my opinion, you shouldn't be fined for this. If you say bad words to the chair umpire, yes. When you say it to someone or yell all over the court, yes, obviously.

But when you talk to yourself, it's your decision how you do it. It doesn't matter if the chair umpire hears you or not. In this case, I don't think so. It should be something like a severe warning or something like that. In the end, in all sports, it's normal. No matter what sport you play, in crucial moments, it happens. It's sport, it's life".

Conclusion on the rule

"The same goes for everyone in life, in crucial moments, in stressful times. I don't think we are all that saintly and never swear in those moments. It's the same. We are either playing or distressed, and sometimes it happens. As I said, if you do it with someone or do it too openly, yes, but with yourself, it's your decision how to speak."

His progress on the court

"I don't know how to describe my maturity, not even if there is any. Obviously, with that mental state, when I don't feel good, when I don't move well, when I don't play well, and the other is there, playing completely freely, I lost all those matches this year, mainly on clay. The clay season was Montecarlo, Barcelona, Madrid, all the matches, I couldn't perform. I was completely blocked.

And today was the same, but somehow, at least I made it, I unblocked a bit. I didn't play well, but I could compete. Without a doubt, in my case, this is a change because I had never done it before. It's a small change. We'll see."