World no. 9 Andrey Rublev will work with the former world no. 1 Marat Safin during the clay swing! While Fernando Vicente remains Andrey's coach, the Russian will seek new improvements in his game with the former Major champion.
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Rublev and Safin have been talking a lot recently. The retired player has been helping the struggling star to embrace less negative mindset and overcome his mental issues. Despite remaining in the top-10, Andrey has been struggling to find consistency for a couple of years.
Also, we have seen many outburst and tantrums when things were not going his way, including hurting himself with a racquet! Rublev had been takinganti-depressants for a year, and it all stopped when Safin stepped in spoke to him.
Andrey embraced a 43-26 score in 2024. He played well at the beginning of the season before experiencing a default at the ATP 500 Dubai Open. The Russian struggled to recover for a couple of months, although we saw him lifting the Madrid Masters trophy.
Rublev had a couple of more good results by the end of the season and entered the ATP Finals where he took only one set. Andrey made a terrible start to the 2025 season before finding the form in February.
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He conquered the ATP 500 event in Doha over Alex de Minaur, Felix Auger-Alliasime and Jack Draper to remain in the top-10. However, Rublev lost his form again and experienced early exits in Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami.
The Russian will seek a fresh start with Marat Safin in his box in Monte Carlo. Safin will work as a coach for the first time in his career, although he led the Russian squad at the ATP Cup.
