Former junior world number two Anastasia Pivovarova described the sanction initially imposed by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as too harsh. Andrei Rublev after an incident during a tournament in Dubai.
Last week, the Russian was disqualified during his semi-final against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik. At the end of the third set, Rublev shouted in Russian to the line referee, which is why the main referee of the match decided to disqualify the tennis player.
According to the regulations, Rublev had to lose all prizes and points won during the competition and leave the top 5 of the ATP rankings. However, on Monday it became known that the ATP had granted Rublev’s appeal. He kept the points and prize money.
“It’s definitely a severe punishment.” Tennis becomes an even more entertaining sport when players express themselves emotionally. Of course, you have to know when to stop: for example, Nick Kyrgios’ behavior exceeds all limits. But we must not forget that spectators also come to watch the show.
It is a plus for the organizers and sponsors that the players attract so much attention to the match. And such decisions of judges on disqualification, on the contrary, leave negative impressions on the tournament and its organization,” Pivovarova said, as quoted by Gazeta.Ru.
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