Oct 30, 2024 11:31 AM IST
Rublev, scuffling with frustration, banged his racket towards his left knee a number of instances, leading to seen accidents.
In an agonising meltdown that was onerous to see for these watching, Andrey Rublev busted open his knee by smashing the racket a number of instances throughout his second-round match within the Paris Masters. The sixth seed confronted a tricky loss within the match towards Francisco Cerundolo in two tense tiebreaks, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5). The match, which prolonged past two hours, noticed Rublev scuffling with frustration, culminating in him putting his racket towards his left knee a number of instances, leading to seen accidents.
The legs of Russia’s Andrey Rublev are pictured bleeding throughout his spherical of 32 match towards Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo(REUTERS)
The incident occurred early within the second set when Rublev did not get a return over the nets.
This isn’t the primary time Rublev has had an on-court meltdown. Earlier this 12 months, he shattered his racket by banging it on the court docket just a few instances.
Presently holding the eighth and last berth for the ATP Finals, Rublev’s place is precarious, as different opponents might doubtlessly surpass him this week. In the meantime, Taylor Fritz secured his spot within the season-ending event, marking his second qualification in three years. He joins Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, and Daniil Medvedev in Turin, Italy, the place the Finals will happen from November 10-17.
Sinner needed to withdraw from the occasion attributable to a virus however is assured to finish the 12 months because the world No. 1. His withdrawal adopted that of seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.
In different matches, French participant Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard delivered a formidable efficiency, hitting 28 aces to defeat Frances Tiafoe 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-3. Regardless of registering 13 double faults, he managed to safe a break level that led to his victory, marking his first win at a Masters 1000 occasion. Mpetshi Perricard, who started the 12 months ranked 2 hundredth, just lately achieved a career-high rating of No. 31 and has tallied 512 aces in simply 27 matches this season. He’s set to face both Karen Khachanov or Christopher O’Connell within the subsequent spherical.
Native expertise Arthur Fils additionally superior, overcoming Croatian Marin Cilic with a rating of 7-6 (5), 6-4. Fils will subsequent compete towards Jan-Lennard Struff, who beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2.
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