Athletistic / Tennis. Two-time Olympic champion and legendary British tennis player Andy Murray spoke about the culture of communication with judges. He did this against the background of a scandalous incident that occurred with Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev in the semi-finals of the ATP-500 tournament in Dubai (UAE).
“All tennis players need to be careful in how we speak to officials. I think I have made mistakes in similar situations before. Rugby is a great example of how to communicate with officials. Referees are treated with respect. In tennis, we could probably all handle this moment better.
After all, you can’t scream and get angry. In such a situation, it is the players who are in the wrong, not the officials,” Murray was quoted as saying by the BBC.
Andrei Rublev, at the very end of the decisive set with the score 5:6, insulted the linesman. It was not the tower judge who drew attention to the Russian’s offensive remarks, but another linesman who knew Russian. As a result, Rublev was disqualified. Note that Bublik actually told the referee that he was ready to continue the match with Rublev.
Source: Sport
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