Roman Safiullin: Struggling with Self-Confidence and Performance on the Court

Russian tennis player and world number 73, **[Roman Safiullin](https://www.example.com/23180-roman-safiullin/)**, has spoken about the challenges he has been facing lately. On April 23, he was defeated in the opening round of the Masters tournament in Madrid by French player **Arthur Rinderknech**.

«This has been ongoing since last year. I’ve lost my confidence, both in myself and in my shots. I haven’t been able to regain it so far.

We trained hard and prepared as best as we could, but it’s just not working out at the moment. I find myself questioning these issues and trying to find answers so that I can eventually display a more consistent performance. I’m still in the process of working through this. I’ve found answers to some questions, but not to all. I hope that the effort we are putting in will lead to an improvement in my performance and results,» Safiullin shared in an interview with **Championat** correspondent Andrey Pankov.