Andrei Rublev This season, he already got into arguments with the main referees of his matches, insulted the line judges and was disqualified. He repeatedly took it out on the racket, banging it against his body after making bad moves. It was the same against Francisco Cerundolo.
This was the beginning of the second set. The first one was won by Cerundolo after a tie-break 7:6 (6). Both players started the second game by losing their service game. In the third game, the Argentine served and won the first point after Rublev's throw-in. It was after this move that the Russian couldn't stand the pressure.
The linesman shouted “Out!” and Rublev hit his left thigh and knee with his racket seven times. He did it with great strength and it's a miracle he didn't damage his leg. The audience gathered in the famous Bercy hall was shocked to see the Russian's behavior tennis player. He was also swearing under his breath. The microphones picked up when he said the word “stupid”. He was either critical of himself or complained about everything around him.
Internet users noticed several uncontrolled outbursts of anger by Rublev in the first set, when he threw his equipment and water bottles and shouted very loudly after bad moves – sometimes to himself, sometimes to fans. These were uncontrolled outbursts of aggression.
“How can a professional tennis player behave like this?” – asked on the SportPulse24 Twitter account.
Mateusz Stańczyk, who runs the “Z kortu” account, believes that Rublev should seek the help of a psychotherapist. “This competitor he needs immediate help because he will end up hurting himself a lot,” he commented on Twitter.
Andrei Rublev he is currently seventh in the ATP rankings with 4,070 points. He is fighting for a place in the ATP Finals in Turin.