Tantrum at US Open
Rublev hits himself bloody and is eliminated
World number six Andrei Rublev has been knocked out of the US Open in the round of 16 after throwing a tantrum against himself. The Russian lost 3:6, 6:7(3), 6:1, 6:3 and 3:6 to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday and missed out on his fifth quarter-final appearance at the Grand Slam tournament in New York.
At 1:3 in the first set, Rublev was annoyed about a missed ball into the net. He then angrily hit his shoe with his racket and then hit his left hand six times with the string. A little later, he was treated with ointment on his hand during a break.
This did not seem to hinder him. After losing two sets, he fought his way back into the match, but had to concede defeat in the final round.
Rublev has already made it to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament ten times in his career, but he has never reached a semi-final. He is known for his tantrums. He was disqualified from the ATP tournament in Dubai this season for shouting at a linesman.
Fritz defeats Ruud
Like Dimitrov, Taylor Fritz also made it into the top eight. The US pro defeated the eighth seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud 3:6, 6:4, 6:3 and 6:2.
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