Honored coach of Russia Viktor Yanchuk explained the defeat in a conversation with Andrei Rublev in the first round of Wimbledon due to injury and lack of adequate preparation for the tournament.
On Tuesday, Rublev lost to world number 122 Francisco Comesana with a score of 4:6, 7:5, 2:6, 6:7 (5:7). For the first time in his career, the Russian lost in the first round of Wimbledon.
— Rublev’s opponent was not easy, this cannot be ignored. Andrey was injured and did not participate in tournaments for some time. He did not play on grass before Wimbledon, this is a serious problem. Grass tennis has a completely different feel, a different rhythm.
I remember that Ivan Lendl did not play at Roland Garros to move to grass earlier and try to play at Wimbledon. But nothing worked for him; he never won the tournament. Although Lendl has been the number one racket in the world for several years.
Without special preparation the day before, it is very difficult to play on grass. In addition, Rublev, in principle, was not in the best shape. Both of these factors influenced his result. On grass, the game is fast, in which tennis players with simple tactics, but with a good serve and a stronger stroke, have an advantage. This simplifies the skill requirements and increases the role of chance. We can say that Rublev was unlucky at some moments. But the main thing is that there was no full preparation, “Yanchuk told .
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