Recall that in the fight to reach the final, Rublev fought with the first racket of Kazakhstan, Alexander Bublik. He was disqualified at the end of the third set for insulting the linesman. Interestingly, the violation was recorded not by the head referee, but by another Russian-speaking line referee.
The ATP deprived the Russian of the opportunity to participate not only in this match, but also in the entire tournament (information about matches in Dubai disappeared from his profile on the official website). This means that Rublev will lose 200 points earned in the semi-finals. Given that he reached the final in Dubai last year, he will lose 300 points this week and drop out of the top 5 in the rankings.
Currently, Rublev has moved to sixth place in the live rankings, losing his position to German tennis player Alexander Zverev. Andrey has been in the top 5 since June 2023.
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Source: Sport
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