Vladimir Kamelzon: “I’m happy that Rublev kept his points and his prize money. All’s well That ends well”

Honored Coach of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kamelzon told that he was happy that the Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev retained 200 points and more than $150,000 for reaching the ATP semi-finals in Dubai, despite being disqualified.

Earlier it became known that Rublev received more than $150,000 and 200 points for reaching the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai. Last week, Rublev was disqualified for insulting a linesman during his semi-final against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. 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.

According to the regulations of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Rublev had to lose all prizes and points won during the competition, and thus leave the top 5 of the world rankings. On Monday, we learned that the Russian retained fifth place.

– All’s well That ends well. I’m glad that Andrey got back the points and the prize money he won, I’m happy about that. The organizers of world tennis competitions also have the idea that they must take care of the players. The most important thing is that this situation was resolved peacefully.

You see, this story was a psychological moment for Rublev – the match was tense, Bublik is the kind of tennis player who can easily provoke an opponent. This breakup was clear even to Rublev himself, but I am against such situations, because you need to be able to control yourself, because your own fans, of whom Rublev has millions, are watching him,” Kamelzon told .