Robertson began working with sports psychologist Helen Davis and credits her for “completely transforming my life”, while former top-10 player Joe Perry has been a vital part of his coaching set-up.
“I have the team around me and I can really trust their voices,” added Robertson. “It’s about setting up the daily, weekly and monthly structure so when you set a plan and stick to it, you go into all the tournaments prepared.
“I don’t think enough snooker players structure a team around them like other sports do, but why not? You see [Novak] Djokovic win a [tennis] Grand Slam and he is thanking several people as part of his team and we tried to do the same.
“I’m definitely playing better than I ever have, this season has gone brilliantly and I’m just enjoyed it.”
During his career, Robertson has won 26 ranking titles, including the 2010 World Championship and the UK Championship in 2013, 2015 and 2020, and has also won the non-ranking Masters event twice.
But another motivation for him to return to the top came when his son Alexander was faced with tough questions at school.
“It is good that Alexander has experienced that with me,” added Robertson. “He has only ever known, from being a toddler, of me winning, winning, winning all the time.
“Then he went through that spell where he is at school and his friends or teachers are saying ‘what’s wrong with your dad’ and this sort of stuff.
“That really hurts. They were not being nasty but he was upset with it so that was part of my motivation to get back.”
