World No.9 Andrey Rublev is looking for a long-term partnership with his idol Marat Safin, the two-time Grand Slam winner, ahead of the Monte Carlo-Masters 2025.
Rublev has struggled to keep his emotions in check but after his run to the Doha title in February, the conversations with Safin has helped him.
Now, starting from the Monte Carlo-Masters 2025, he is hoping for a long and successful partnership with the former Australian Open and US Open champion.
“I hope for really long, but it depends if he will enjoy to work with me or he will suffer,” Rublev told reporters.
“Because if he would feel that I’m not doing the things or I’m not listening, I don’t think he will waste his time.
“For the moment I’m just trying to listen and to try new things. We’ll see how it will work, or what it will bring, or what’s going to happen.”
Incidentally, Safin is also no stranger to outbursts, having broken multiple racquets.
“He had his own struggles that he went through and I was always afraid to ask (about) those things, but inside I always wanted to,” Rublev said.
“In the end, when I found out that he was also ready and he was looking maybe to work in tennis, it was like, ‘Okay, I have to at least try … I have to ask’.”
He will take on French veteran Gael Monfils in the second round of Monte Carlo Masters 2025.
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