Sudden twist. Andrej Rublev has been reinstated after being disqualified in the ATP 500 Dubai tournament a few days ago. On that occasion, the Russian tennis player was disqualified in the semifinal of the tournament against the Kazakh Alexander Bublik, for having verbally abused a line judge with the score at 6-5 for the opponent, in the third set.
Rublev had lost his fifth place in the ATP ranking and had therefore filed an appeal. The appeal was accepted and allowed the Russian tennis player to be reinstated. Rublev regained the 200 points, maintaining the No. 5 position in the world ranking. The fine of 36,400 dollars was confirmed, definitely the lesser problem for the '97 class from Moscow.
The statement from the players' association
«The ATP reviewed Andrey Rublev's appeal, took into account the player's testimonies, the officials and reviewed all available video and audio material. The appeal commission concluded that, in addition to the loss of the match, the usual penalties associated with disqualification - namely the loss of ranking points and the prize money earned in the entire tournament - would have been disproportionate in this case. Following this decision Rublev retains the semifinal points and the prize money accumulated in the tournament».
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