Russian Tennis Federation (RFF) vice-president Alexei Selivanenko told : Andrei Rublev made a statement to the linesman with emotions that crossed the line.
Earlier on Friday, Rublev was disqualified from the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai for insulting the linesman. Rublev (2nd seed) faced Kazakhstan representative Alexander Bublik (7). In the third set, with the end of the rally, after which the score became 6:5 in favor of Bublik, Rublev shouted at the line referee. Another linesman, who was nearby, heard an insult to his colleague in the athlete’s Russian speech and immediately turned to the chief referee and supervisor. A decision was made to disqualify Rublev.
– Naturally, Andrei said this with emotions that go beyond the limits. Tennis is about playing by the rules, which sometimes go against the person you’re supporting. The judges’ decision is not discussed. It is clear that Rublev’s match against Bublik was extremely emotional. Andrey had two chances to end the match in his favor during the second set tie-break; In the third set, emotions got out of control. The rules must be respected, even if you don’t like them,” Selivanenko told .
Source : MatchTV
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