By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday March 8, 2024
Andrey Rublev has posted a honest apology for the incident that led to his eventual default in Dubai. The Russian, who hadn’t but addressed his habits in a significant approach, took possession of his actions and mentioned that he was deeply sorry for treating a linesman in such a matter.
Andrey Rublev provides his official apology concerning the Dubai state of affairs:
“I wish to apologize for my habits in Dubai as a result of it’s unacceptable to yell or scream at somebody. Doesn’t matter who. If it’s a linesman or only a spectator…” pic.twitter.com/BmiBPwBNHe
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 7, 2024
Whether or not he was defaulted or not, docked prize cash or not, is a separate difficulty, to be debated by the powers that be, however it was necessary for Rublev, one of many most-adored and well-liked gamers on the tour, to precise himself on the matter.
In an Instagram submit he mentioned: “It’s unacceptable to yell or to scream at somebody – doesn’t matter who,” Rublev mentioned. “If it’s a linesman or only a spectator it’s unacceptable and I’m actually sorry. It doesn’t matter if the man is true or improper, it’s unacceptable and I’m no one and nobody to do these issues. For certain I obtained a lesson and for certain I discovered from it.”
Rublev has at all times been a risky participant on court docket, one that’s vulnerable to mood tantrums and self-berating outbursts, however it was necessary for him to acknowledge that he crossed a line when he acted in a threatening, demeaning day in direction of the linesperson in query.
Right here’s a display seize of Rublev’s outburst. I don’t care if he was asking the place he ought to ship a Christmas card – it’s not on. pic.twitter.com/4viSyxP3xJ
— Andrew Burton (@burtonad) March 1, 2024
Everyone knows that athletes function underneath excessive stress, and issues – typically regrettable – occur on a tennis court docket. What issues is that mentioned athlete can admit when he’s made a mistake and come clean with it. Rublev has supplied a blueprint for a honest apology that different athletes can look as much as and emulate sooner or later.
So far as this author is worried, he’s greater than forgiven.
