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Andrey Rublev has erstwhile again raised concerns astir his use aft he unleashed a furious tirade against himself en way to losing his first information lucifer astatine Wimbledon.
The affectional Russian whacked his legs 7 times pinch his racquet aft an erroneous return successful a tight lucifer against Francisco Comesana connected No 2 Court, which he went connected to suffer 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6.
In nan 4th crippled of nan 3rd set, pinch nan 2 players having won a group each, Comesana collapsed Rublev for nan 2nd clip successful nan group to spell 4-1 up, starring to a furious guidance from nan Russian.
Back successful May aft his French Open meltdown, Rublev admitted 'I don't retrieve behaving worse astatine a Slam ever' aft he kicked and screamed his measurement retired of nan Paris Slam.
Now it is his antics astatine Wimbledon which person sounded nan alarms.
Andrey Rublev raised concerns for his use aft different worrying connected tribunal meltdown
Rublev whacked himself 7 times connected nan convention aft going down a double break
The Russian has acknowledged his aforesaid sabotage antecedently but it remains a worrying trend
Following his meltdown Rublev struggled to regain his composure and successful a tight 4th group it went to a tie-break wherever he soon find himself burning done challenges.
It is nan type of self-sabotage that he has acknowledged previously, and yet seems to beryllium having problem managing.
'Completely disappointed pinch myself nan measurement I behaved, nan measurement I performed,' he said aft nan Paris debacle. 'I deliberation it was first clip I ever behave that bad.
'The measurement I behave I put myself wholly down, and I springiness Matteo wings to fly, and he was flying 3rd group unbelievable. It was excessively precocious to do something.'
More to follow.
