Even when this exho started Rafa had his 'match face on' which was good to see
Yes, they are replaying it on Netflix. You've probably read the spoilers here, but it worth watching the rest. Hope you had a nice evening with family.
The complete lack of any apology from Rublev to the linesperson, who he got in the face of the linesperson and verbally abused in this post? noone deserves to be verbally abused Rublev, this is not the first time either? Unbelievable !
That's a travesty!he shouted in the man's face spitting stank saliva all over his face.He got off easy and should be ashamed of himself.I hope he is suspended for a bit.
No he wont be suspended Tossip all the men have to do like Zverev when he abused the umpire and hit his racket at the bottom of the umpires chair a few years ago, is to go on Twitter and say sorry?, though Zverev was suspended from the tournament, ASAP, he didnt appeal he then went on Twitter and said sorry.
I remember watching John McEnroe berate lines people and chair umpires. Jimmy Connors had his moments as well. It’s what I grew up with. For the tournament chair to drop the hammer was wrong. And from what I have read of the rules, it did not follow protocol. On top of that there was no clear evidence that Rublev swore at the lines person. If you make a bad call at a key point of a match, you should be ready to be confronted for it.
Lets look at the present okay not the past,
He gets really angry for no clear reason..unless if it is roidrage.
John McEnroe was defaulted for poor behavior in which no one was struck, too. This is not without precedent. I'm still mulling this one over. I don't think it matters if Rublev used bad language. Did you see him screaming in the lines person's face? As I think @kskate2 pointed out, or maybe Margaret...do you get to act like this in the workplace? Do people deserve to be so abused? It was K who pointed out that he could have challlenged the call, rather than going straight for the lines person.
And she lost the match because of it.
Rublev was leading in that set by a break, and nearly two. He was mad at himself. Do people deserve to be abused if you're angry at yourself? I agree that it may have been an "overreach," but tennis tends to decorum. I don't actually mind that. Letter of the law, I guess the ATP had to back down. But Rublev has a lot to think about and deal with, and he seems to know it.
Please Rublev's letter is full of entitlement ? I am the victim in this? there is no apology where it is warranted to the linesperson. He wants to become a better player and person after this? time will tell, so far he cannot control his anger.and has been a serial offender that cant' control his anger, either towards himself, eg hitting himself with his racquet or getting in the face of officials with his verbal abuse.
The question is if the umpire/tournament director over-stepped. It's an interesting question.
Is he a redhead? but Sinner is not that fiery....Maybe it's the HAIR!
Is a player allowed to get in the face of a linesperson and abuse them? I dont think so, Rublev went over to the linesperson and got in his face and verbally abused him? is that acceptable? we are also talking about a player that does have anger issues, and this is nt the first time he has verbally abused? quite frankly someone in his team/ or manager should advise him to go to anger management courses,
If disqualification was overreach then why give that kind of power to the tournament supervisor in the first place? The ATP just screwed themselves by watering down his punishment. They look like fools. They need to grow a pair, take a stand and stick to it. But, they remain incapable of doing that. Zed is the poster boy for social misfits. He's been allowed to run rampant for the last 2-3 years w/ this domestic thing hanging over the tour and then his own DQ.
