The Kazakh tennis player Alexander Bublik earned hisses and boos from the spectators on Court Patrice Dominguez after starring in a rampant episode of anger while playing the last tiebreak of the match against the French Gregoire Barrere for the round of 16 of the ATP 250 in Montpellier.
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The official broadcast captured the moment in question when the 25-year-old he smashed three rackets in less than 30 seconds seeing how a match that he had managed to overcome in the second set escaped him after having fallen in the first set.
With a 4-6, 7-(14)-6(12) and 6-6 on the scoreboard, the number 50 in the ranking destroyed the first five-shot racket after losing the sixth point of the tiebreak. Automatically the murmurs began in the stands.
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After hitting her up to five times against the floor, she began to walk towards the bank. However, his fit of rage was not going to end there. He took a new one and without hesitation he crashed it against the field again. When everyone thought she was done, he took one more and did exactly the same.
Finally he grabbed his fourth racket and there he did start his way to the other part of the court to continue with the game, which ended in victory of his rival by 4-6, 7(14)-6(12) and 6(3)-7(7) in two hours and thirty minutes that deprived him of retaining the title.
This is not the first time that Bublik has been involved in a controversy. In February 2020, the young tennis player stated in an interview with the French newspaper The team who hated tennis with all his heart: “I hate every day that I have to play. To be honest, I don’t see a positive point in being a tennis player. I only play for money. If there was no money at stake, I would stop immediately.”
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“I don’t think I’ve earned enough (He has won $1,347,179 in prizes). Otherwise I would have already retired. Or maybe not.. I still haven’t reached the same point as my friend Bernie (Bernard Tomic). But I’m not far from it, ”he added.
After Gregoire Barrere’s victory, the Frenchman will play against the Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili, number 87, for the round of 16.
The celebration of the Montpellier tournament (ATP Montpellier) takes place between February 5 and 12 on indoor hard court. A total of 40 players participate in the tournament. The final phase is made up of 28 players, including those who have qualified directly, those who have won the previous qualifying phase, and those invited.
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