Watch: Andrey Rublev smashes racquet against his knee seven times, leaves it bleeding in a mid-match meltdown | Tennis News
Before he lost the match, Andrey Rublev lost his temper. Seeded sixth at the Paris Masters, the Russian lost to Francisco Cerundolo 6-7 (6), 6-7 (5) in the second round; a defeat that also severely dented his hopes to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals. However, during the two-hour tie, Rublev cut a frustrated figure. He routinely shouted at himself, cursed and in a bout of anger, he smashed his racquet against his left knee at least seven times in succession. He hit himself so fiercely that it left his knee bleeding. 🇷🇺 “SHUUUUUUUT UP” Un enfant a encouragé Rublev pendant son service face à Cerundolo. En plus le public de Bercy est tellement proche 🤯pic.twitter.com/UcUv75TI4f — TennisTemple (@tennistemple) October 29, 2024 The incident took place in the third game of the second set, when one of his forehand returns did not cross the net. It wasn’t the only time Rublev lost his cool during the match. Leading 5-3 in the first set but down love-30 on his serve, Rublev hit another forehand into the …
