Rublev: "This year I have a different perspective than the previous one"

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Andrey Rublev kicked off the Media Day of the Mutua Madrid Open 2025. The reigning champion of the men's draw was the first to meet with the media at the VIP Club to share his impressions a year after his triumph at the Caja Mágica, a journey he undertook while sick during the tournament but still managed to reach glory. With the confidence of having done well once, the Russian is eager for good health to be on his side this time.

Return to Madrid

"It's my first day here, haven't done much yet. It's great to be back in Madrid, I love the place, the city, everything about the tournament, even beyond the courts. Returning to the Mutua Madrid Open gives me a good feeling, beautiful memories from last year and previous years. Expectations? I just want to enjoy, only focused on taking it match by match."

Starting from scratch

"This year, I have a different perspective from last year, training is also different. Right now, I'm fully focused on working hard in every practice, nothing else. Physically, I'm healthy at the moment, something I couldn't say last season."

Possible absence of Alcaraz

"Honestly, I don't know much about this news, not sure how injured he is. I'm focused on my own things, on what depends on me, on all I need for a good performance in these big tournaments, on what I need to face and compete against the best: Alcaraz, Zverev, Sinner, etc. There's no way to escape facing them, you have to challenge yourself against the best if you want to be part of that group. If any of them is absent or injured, like Sinner or Alcaraz might be, I'm sure others playing just as well will emerge. I can't worry about others, just focused on working and bringing out my best."

His work with Marat Safin

"We haven't worked on many things so far, only a couple of weeks. It's a short time to tell you anything, but I can say I love having him around, love his presence and all he can teach me. We'll see how it goes with time."

ITF's strictness with tests

"It's a bit of a gloomy issue, all players must log their daily whereabouts for these things. It's very serious because if you forget to report your location three times or they can't locate you, you could face up to a two-year ban. In my opinion, it's unfair, you can ask the players and they'll tell you how stressful it is. I even forgot to do it yesterday due to this trip to Madrid, but if I hadn't come here, I would have been on the edge, so I got lucky. Over the years, you start to fear these things a lot, even with medications, I'm constantly checking with doctors. You reach a point where you doubt everything, you truly dread the possibility that something might happen one day, but this is what it is, you can't dwell on it too much or you risk going crazy."

A few words in Spanish

"Hello everyone, I'm Andrey Rublev, here in Madrid on my first day."

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Rublev: “Este año tengo una perspectiva diferente al anterior”