{"id":299026,"date":"2023-12-04T11:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299026"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:54:09","slug":"rublev-explains-smashing-up-his-leg-with-racket-after-personal-kyrgios-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/tennis\/rublev-explains-smashing-up-his-leg-with-racket-after-personal-kyrgios-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rublev explains smashing up his leg with racket after personal Kyrgios offer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Andrey Rublev has opened up on a worrying outburst at the ATP Finals that saw him smash his leg with his racket six times, drawing blood. At the time, his actions prompted Nick Kyrgios to personally offer to help Rublev with his mentality. The world No 5 has since admitted that he would rather harm himself than hit the court during moments of \u201cstrong resentment\u201d.<\/p>\n

Despite enjoying arguably his best season yet – winning his first Masters title in Monte Carlo – it was a disappointing end to the year for Rublev at the ATP Finals as he failed to win a match. But it wasn\u2019t his results that became the story in Turin, as one of his meltdowns sparked concern.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old imploded while facing Carlos Alcaraz in his second match – a must-win to avoid elimination in the group stage. Already a set down, tempers flared when Rublev went a break down in the second. He slammed his racket into his leg six times and could be seen bleeding as he sat down for the changeover.<\/p>\n

Rublev has now addressed the incident and his tendency to direct his anger towards himself on the match court, explaining that he didn\u2019t want to hit the court. \u201cWhy knees? There are two reasons for this. Firstly, because of the rackets,\u201d the 14-time title winner told Championat.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI’m very selective – it’s hard for me to find rackets that I like. Even if they are the same, out of 15 rackets only two or three will suit me. Because of this, I feel sorry for hitting them on the court again, because if they break, then I have to look for them again. And that can take a long time, so I hit the knees and not the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Rublev confessed that he also hit himself out of resentment and to change something in the match. He continued: \u201cSecondly, sometimes I have such strong resentment towards myself that I no longer know what else to do to give myself a sign that it\u2019s time to wake up. At such moments, I kind of try to tell myself, \u2018Wake up! Half the match has already passed and you haven\u2019t done anything.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAll this leads to this outburst of anger. And immediately after this outburst I feel guilty because I am again stepping on the same racket. Because all these crazy people are not needed at all, they don\u2019t help me in any way, I understand that. But at the moment I just don\u2019t know what else to do to reach myself.\u201d<\/p>\n