World No. 17 Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev participated in a joint training session with Czech player Tomas Machac, ranked No. 20 in the world. They practiced together in Rome prior to the commencement of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
Rublev is scheduled to play his opening match on May 10 against Hungarian opponent Fabian Marozsan. Machac will face American qualifier Learner Tien in his first round match.
The Rome Masters tournament, officially known as the Internazionali BNL d`Italia, began on May 7 and is set to conclude on May 18.
Marcus Prine