WATCH: “First time I’ve behaved that badly,” Andrey Rublev cannot control his frustration as he fails to perform according to standard and conduct at French Open 2024

Andrey Rublev lost his cool after disappointing showdown of tennis in the French Open third round.

WATCH: “First time I’ve behaved that badly,” Andrey Rublev cannot control his frustration as he fails to perform according to standard and conduct at French Open 2024

Andrey Rublev lost his cool against Matteo Arnaldi (Via Imago)

Shocking scenes at the French Open as Andrey Rublev lost his cool once again. It had been just a few months when he was suspended from a match for losing his calm, and once again the Russian got all charged up during his match.

Rublev was up against Matteo Arnaldi in the third round of the French Open and needed the win to make it to the fourth round. However, from the get-go, the Russian was on the back foot. Arnaldi had taken a quick lead and put Rublev under immense pressure. As the pressure built, Rublev inched closer to a loss and all the frustration erupted over a line call.

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As the chair umpire walked over to mark the mall which had landed in, Rublev could not believe his eyes and tried to argue with the umpire before releasing it on his racket. As she got very restless, the pressure mounted on and Rublev just took it out on his racket throwing it, hitting it on his new and the ground.

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Completely disappointed with myself the way I behaved, the way I performed, and I don’t remember behaving worse on a slams ever. I think it was first time I ever behave that bad.
said Andrey Rublev via Roland Garros Press

With that win, Arnaldi advanced further and reached a personal milestone of entering the fourth round of a Grand Slam. He caused a huge upset and will soon have to play tougher opponents.

Andrey Rublev regrets losing many opportunities as he was ousted in the second round of the French Open

Russian ace Andrey Rublev recently failed to bring his best performance in the third round of the French Open. Despite entering the Slam high on momentum and confidence, the Russian did not expect the Arnaldi battle.

Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev (Via Imago)
I had a lot of opportunities, a lot of chances, and I didn’t make it. Then in one moment, if I completely lose it, and that’s it when I had, yeah, so many chances to come back, to lead again or to take the lead, and I didn’t make it, I didn’t make it, I didn’t make it. Then I completely, I was keeping it inside, and when I lose the break second time in the second set, I lose it completely.
said Andrey Rublev via Roland Garros Press

He was behind the 8-ball from the get-go and soon fell to the pressure. Rublev himself was disappointed with how he played and how he failed to grab certain opportunities that cost him the match. Ultimately, the pressure got to him before he could come back and gave Arnaldi a clear opportunity to win.

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