LONDON (AP) — Andrei Rublev The athlete can keep his ranking points and prize money (less a $36,400 fine) at the Dubai Championships, the ATP ruled on Monday following an appeal against the player’s suspension. His bye in the semi-finals For yelling at the linesman last week.
Rublev, a 26-year-old from Russia and ranked fifth in the world, withdrew from the match in reaction to his opponent giving him a point. Alexander Bublik, 6-5 in the third set on Friday. If a tennis player is ejected from a match for on-court conduct, he or she will forfeit all prize money and ranking points earned in that event.
However, the ATP ruled that “customary penalties associated with default…are disproportionate in this case.”
“The appeal process took into account testimony from players and officials, as well as consideration of all available video and audio material,” the Tour said.
The paper noted that Rublev still faces a $36,400 penalty for violating regulations imposed by the referee for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The losing player in the Dubai semi-finals earned $157,755 and 200 ranking points.
After the spot in question, Rublev pointed to the baseline, walked up to the linesman, bent down and shouted: ATP supervisor Roland Helfel was accompanied on court by a Russian speaker, but Rublev said he was sworn in in Russian. Rublev spoke in English and he did not use profanity, he said.
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