Andrey Rublev shares he did not really feel like residing in mid-2024 as his inside ideas had been changing into an excessive amount of and he was on the level the place he began questioning if he may take it anymore.
Final 12 months, the Russian had a few beautiful meltdowns and outbursts – he infamously lashed out at a line umpire in Dubai and there have been additionally moments when he would take his frustration on himself.
Andrey Rublev© YouTube screenshot
Because it was taking place, followers but additionally some members of the tennis neighborhood had been pointing that one thing deeper would be the motive behind these moments.
And now, Rublev admits that he was battling a serious depressive episode and that he wasn’t doing effectively in any respect off the courtroom.
“That was the worst second that I face about myself. It was not about tennis. It was to do with myself, like after that second I don’t see the rationale of residing life,” the 27-year-old told The Guardian.
“Like, what for? This sounds a bit too dramatic however the ideas inside my head had been simply killing me, creating numerous anxiousness, and I couldn’t deal with this anymore. I begin to have a little bit of bipolar.”
Rublev: I turned to antidepressants but it was Marat Safin who helped me
As his mental health was worsening, the world No. 9 turned to antidepressants.
While that didn’t help, one other thing did – speaking with Russian tennis legend and his mentor Marat Safin.
“I used to be taking anti-depression tablets and it was not serving to in any respect. In the long run I mentioned: ‘I don’t wish to take something anymore.’ I ended all of the tablets and Marat Safin helped me rather a lot with dialog,” Rublev revealed.
After making this revelation, the Russian also shared that Safin “made me notice many issues” and also added that he started working with a psychologist.
Also in the interview, Rublev noted that he is now “doing rather a lot higher” but also acknowledged that he is “nonetheless not in a spot the place I want to be.”
