By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 30, 2024
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Bruising baseline play is Andrey Rublev’s forte.
Right this moment, Rublev turned tennis to blood sport.
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Annoyed throughout his 7-6, 7-6 Rolex Paris Masters loss to Francisco Cerundolo, Rublev turned himself into human pinata.
Watch Rublev wield his Head racquet like a hammer and batter his personal knee bloody in a punishing show of self abuse.
That is actually regarding—Rublev injures his knee once more from self-harming together with his racket. How can this be prevented? 😰#AndreyRublev #Rublev #Tennis #Hurt #rolexparismasters #Andrey #Aceitttt pic.twitter.com/sjVHX4B8kM
— Aceitt (@Aceitt1109) October 29, 2024
Andrey Rublev wants to assist himself. This may’t proceed. https://t.co/OXxWsBe7Xl
— Biola Solace-Chukwu (@Beeorlicious) October 29, 2024
In a show which will effectively make Mikhail Youzhny cringe, Rublev ruthlessly kilos his knee together with his racquet.
The newest act of self-abuse left some questioning on social media if the Madrid champion wants a therapist, knee pads or plasma bag when taking the court docket.
Discuss getting hammered.
Rublev’s newest self-assault comes months after an analogous meltdown at Wimbledon.
Rublev slammed his stick off his knee seven occasions, by our rely, in the course of the tantrum at SW19.
Afterward, Rublev supplied a easy rationalization for beating the crap out of his knee moderately than resorting to his customary play of smashing his racquet to smithereens off the court docket: It is too pricey to break the celebrated SW19 garden.
“I might not do it if I used to be capable of hit the racquet on the ground,” Rublev instructed the media at Wimbledon. “As a result of we’re not allowed to hit them with the grass.
“I do not know why in that second, I could not take it anymore. I wanted to let feelings out. However thanks, the whole lot is ok. Once more, I used to be a bit fortunate.”
Off the court docket, Rublev is among the most mild, well mannered, even-tempered souls on the ATP Tour.
Put him within the strain cooker of competitors, flip up the temperature and usually it’s solely a matter of high earlier than Rublev blows his lid.
