As the first person to say that what he did in Dubai was wrong, Andrey Rublev is still sure that getting a $36k fine and being kicked out of the tournament for calling a line umpire a “moron” was too much.
Between the end of February and the beginning of March, Rublev had a great run in Dubai that put him in a good situation to compete for the title. Then, Rublev’s hopeful Dubai run came to an unfortunate and strange end when he was kicked out of his semifinal match against Alexander Bublik for hitting the line judge in the face.As the third set came to a close, Bublik had game point.
Rublev thought that a line judge should have called a very clear out. When the Russian lost that point and the game, he lost it badly and yelled at a line judge. Another umpire said the 26-year-old used bad language in Russian, which got the world No. 6 kicked out of the match.
It had been two and a half hours since Rublev and Bublik last played, and the Kazakh was ahead 6–5 in the decider when they were kicked off. Even though Bublik tried to persuade the chair judge and supervisor to let the game go on, the first call stood.
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After that, Rublev got a $36k fine and lost all of his Dubai prize money and scoring points. But the Russian, who is 26 years old, made an appeal and was able to keep at least his Dubai prize money and ranks.
“I think this is too much when we look at the whole picture. Because, as I already said, I’ve been through much worse, and the punishments were much milder: warnings and small fines. And I didn’t say half of the things that were in the story,” Rublev told the Russian news site Sport-Express.
Because of this, it was possible to disprove this because film proof made it clear: I did not say exactly what was said about me. This helped me get back some rating points. Still, a $36,000 fine and being kicked off the team for using the word “moron” is too much, based on everything I’ve seen in my job. If we look at how I act, though, I’m wrong, and that’s obviously not okay.
Rublev: What I did was wrong.
Rublev got angry when he thought he had lost a point that he should have won. He went up to a line judge and yelled at him. The line judge kept his cool and didn’t say anything about Rublev’s actions. But then another line umpire told the chair umpire that the 26-year-old threw insults and swore in Russian.
Even though Rublev tried very hard to convince the chair judge that he didn’t swear, that was the end of his career.
Not only does Rublev say that he didn’t say everything that was said against him, he also says that yelling at someone while yelling at a judge is wrong.
“That, of course, it is always wrong to yell at a line judge or anyone else for that matter.” from a fan, a chair judge, a lineman, or another worker. “Don’t raise your voice at all,” Rublev told him.
“This is rude, wrong, and unacceptable.” And this is just plain rudeness. That and the fact that the rules still need to be changed are two things I learned.
Rublev about what he would say to the line judge in question now
When asked what he would do if he ran into the line judge he yelled at in Dubai, Rublev said he wouldn’t do anything specific. Instead, he said he would wish the umpire the best in his personal and professional life.
“Don’t worry. “Just to make sure he is healthy and everything is okay,” Rublev said.
It’s been common for Rublev to lose his temper and have meltdowns throughout his career, but the one he had in Dubai was probably the worst. Rublev, who will be 27 in October, knows that he needs to get better at controlling his feelings on the court going forward.
“Get your feelings in check. I have a lot of feelings, and too many of them can hurt me on the game. “I can’t start when it’s too little or when I’m too calm,” Rublev said.
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“I’m always on the lookout for that emotional energy because it helps me get better at my game.” This is even more important than physical fitness or strategy.
Since what happened in Dubai, Rublev hasn’t played very well on the court. He lost to Jiri Lehecka in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters, and then he lost to Tomas Machac in the first round of the Miami Masters.
Rublev is now getting ready for the Monte Carlo Masters next week. He is the defending winner in this tournament.
