Athletistic / Tennis. The fifth racket in the world, Russian Andrei Rublev, had a small altercation with the judge during the first round match of the Australian Open. The Russian beat, not without difficulty, the 78th racket in the world, the Brazilian Thiago Wilde, during the match of the 1st round of the tournament.

The match ended with a score of 7:5, 6:4, 3:6, 4:6, 7:6 (10:6).

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The incident occurred in the fourth set with a score of 2:2. Rublev, who had served, expressed his displeasure that the referee had started the clock too early.

As a result, Rublev filed a complaint with the judge. The Russian said the referee starts the timer when a tennis player does not have enough balls to play. When the referee replied that Andrei had enough balls, the Russian retorted: “It’s not up to you to decide!”


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