Andrey Rublev gives verdict on his own behaviour during Montreal final defeat to Alexei Popyrin

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Andrey Rublev was impressed with how he controlled his emotions in the Canadian Open final.

The Russian had a chance to win his second ATP Masters 1000 title of the season when he took on Alexi Popyrin in the championship match.

But the Australian proved too big a challenge for Rublev to overcome as he suffered a 6-2, 6-4 defeat as Popyrin claimed the biggest title of his career.

This is Rublev’s best tournament result since winning the Madrid Open in May, when he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime.

What did Andrey Rublev say about his on-court actions at the Canadian Open?

At times over the past year Rublev has struggled to control his emotions on court.

This especially happens if a match is starting to slip away from him and he is unable to find any solutions to how his opponent is playing.

But the World number six was able to keep his emotions in check during a crushing Canadian Open final loss and throughout the tournament, which he elaborated on in his post-match press conference.

“It’s a very positive and really good week. Really big step forward I think. I feel proud of myself that I was able to be really good all week mentally,” he said.

“Even today, if you took my back a couple of months ago or one month ago, even compare my match against him in Monte Carlo, when I was losing I was behaving ten times more and it was first round.

“Here there was a final, much more pressure, and I still showed a bit of emotion today but compared to the matches when I was losing the same way I think I did a much better job.”

When were some of Andrey Rublev’s on-court outbursts?

Rublev left the tennis world stunned when he lost his cool while playing Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 ATP Finals.

During the 7-5, 6-2 defeat, he viciously smacked his racket against his knee and even drew blood as he walked back to his chair.

Rublev’s frustrations boiled over yet again at the 2024 French Open against Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi.

After falling behind in the second set, Rublev smashed his racket on the ground and kicked his bench multiple times.

He repeatedly hit his knee with his racket and roared in frustration, during the 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 loss in the French capital.