From Setback to Comeback: Andrey Rublev Reflects on Ranking Drop After Madrid Loss

The 17th-ranked tennis player in the world, Russian athlete **[Andrey Rublev](https://www.example.com/tags/22242-andrej-rubljov/)**, addressed how he is coping with the drop in his ranking following his defeat at the Madrid Masters, where he was unable to defend his title.

**— Naturally, after losing in Madrid, you faced a drop in the rankings. Is it easy for you to handle this?
—** I fell to rise again. Honestly, I’m doing well. It was somewhat expected, I suppose. So, in a way, it’s actually a good thing. It means I can aim to improve further. I feel quite calm about it because I know I’m on the right track. Things are genuinely getting better. I can sense that myself. There’s just this one final step needed to click during the matches for everything to come together, Rublev shared during an interview on «Bol’she!».

Andrey Rublev, who had recently been the top-ranked player in Russia, has now dropped nine places and is currently in 17th position. The Russian faced defeat in the third round of the Madrid Masters against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik, ranked 75th in the world, with the score of 4-6, 6-0, 4-6.