The Editorial Staff Tuesday 16 April 2024, 6.19pm
BARCELONA (Spain) – Moments of madness in Spain, where Rafa Nadal returned to the court. Andrew Rublevnumber 8 in the world and second seed in theBarcelona ATPsurprisingly lost in the round of 32 to 22-year-old Brandon Nakashimanumber 87 in the ATP rankings. The Russian missed a decisive backhand in the second set tie break and lost his lead. In fact, he broke the racket by slamming it violently and repeatedly against the red clay.
Rublev furious in Barcelona
Rublev he’s not new to episodes like this. He evidently has anger management issues when he fails to play his best tennis. In Barcelona he went crazy, disintegrating his racket before returning to the locker room angry with himself.
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