Rublev Eyes Long Coaching Partnership with Idol Safin

World number nine Andrey Rublev has added two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin to his coaching team ahead of the European claycourt swing but the Russian said he is well aware that his compatriot will only stick around if he enjoys the job.
Rublev has struggled to keep his emotions in check at times during matches and his outbursts have overshadowed his game, but the 27-year-old said after a run to the Doha title in February that conversations with his idol Safin had helped him.
Having formally hired the former world number one ahead of this week’s Monte Carlo Masters, Rublev is hoping for a long and successful partnership with the former Australian Open and US Open champion.
“I hope for really long, but it depends if he will enjoy to work with me or he will suffer,” Rublev told reporters.
“Because if he would feel that I’m not doing the things or I’m not listening, I don’t think he will waste his time.
“For the moment I’m just trying to listen and to try new things. We’ll see how it will work, or what it will bring, or what’s going to happen.”