# Tennis: Russian world number nine, Andrey Rublev, eyes a long coaching partnership with his compatriot Marat Safin, whom he describes as his idol. The forty-five-year-old former world number one won two Grand Slam tournaments, the US Open in 2000 and the Australian Open five years later. He became the first Russian player to be inducted in the sport’s International Hall of Fame in 2016. Both men were prone to outbursts on court, and Rublev says he hopes Safin’s experience in dealing with his problems will be useful.
Tennis: Former world number one Safin joins compatriot Rublev’s coaching team