Andrey Rublev addresses his violent blowup with the chair umpire at UTS, attempts to justify his actions

After the match, Rublev talked about how intensive the match was and that he was disappointed with himself.

Andrey Rublev addresses his violent blowup with the chair umpire at UTS, attempts to justify his actions

Andrey Rublev climbing up the ladder towards the chair umpire. (credits: Youtube, USOpen.org)

World No. 5 Andrey Rublev has been involved continually with some actions he has been conveying on the tennis court in the space of the last few months.

After the video of his disastrous self-inflicting harm at the ATP Finals went viral, Rublev has now taken a step too far at the UTS Grand Competition, where he chose to climb the umpire chair.

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During the match against Holger Rune, when things weren’t going right for the Russian, he was emotionally distraught. Rune was leading the match by winning the first two quarters already, and the points were 11 to 10 in his name in the third quarter. Rublev bounced back by leveling the points. Rublev decided to climb the umpire chair and showed him three fingers.

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After the match, Rublev talked about how intensive the match was and that he was disappointed with himself. It was the reason for his outburst with the umpire as he revealed the fact that he was ashamed of his behavior and came to a realization about it after the match. 

It is what it is. The moment was very emotional and of course I should maybe react a bit different but I was just a bit disappointed.
He said via express.co
When you run for every point, long rallies, a very intense match, the heart rate is very high and then this situation happens, you feel very disappointed and [like] all your work was for nothing. And I reacted not acceptable and then what happened, happened.
He added

Andrey Rublev states the reasons for his outburst

Things went out of control for Rublev during his matchup against Rune at the UTS Grand Competition. While time ran out during the third quarter of the match, the scores were tied 11-11, but Rublev complained that he issued the 3-point card during the last serve and immediately climbed up the chair of the umpire, aiming his three fingers at him. 

Andrey Rublev looks distraught during a match. (credits: Tennis Head)
That was the situation and the only thing I was asking was just, if he was the first one [to request to use the card] I am okay but just check the replay, that’s the only thing I was checking. Because it’s an exhibition, no one cares, I was just asking will you check a replay, and then you see if he was first.
After the match, Rublev said

Rublev expressed his displeasure about the fact that the umpires didn’t check on the replay about who issued their card first. He also took a dig at ATP, citing that their decisions always stand despite their vulnerability, even if those decisions are wrong.

He felt that since the UTS Gand competition is not part of ATP, the umpires would at least check the replay and base their decisions on the truth. 

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