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Alexander Bublik decided to retire in his second round match against Pablo Carreno Busta in the third set at 6-4 6-7(3) 3-4 at the Monte Carlo Masters for no obvious reason. The world No. 36 squandered a match point at 6-4 5-4 up before Carreno Busta forced a decider after fighting back to win the tie-break.
Boris Becker hopes that men's tennis players do not turn into «computers and machines» after the ATP said it would be handing out stricter punishments for on-court misconduct. Australia's Nick Kyrgios was fined a total of £45,700 for his angry outbursts at Indian Wells and the Miami Open in March while Alexander Zverev was thrown out of the Mexican Open in February after hitting his umpire's chair with his racquet. Ad/> World No.
Stan Wawrinka marked his return to Tour level competition for the first time in 13 months by showing glimpses of his old form but the Swiss failed to get past Alexander Bublik in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters, losing 3-6 7-5 6-2 on Monday. The three-times Grand Slam champion suffered a foot injury early in 2021 and had surgery in March last year before another operation three months later, only returning to action at a Challenger Tour tournament in Marbella last month.
Casper Ruud has called for a stop to “reckless behaviour” on the ATP Tour after angry incidents this year involving Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev. Zverev was disqualified from the Mexican Open after smashing his racquet against an umpire’s chair while Kyrgios almost hit a ball boy with a racquet he smashed on the floor at Indian Wells. Ad/> Kyrgios has also been fined for angry outbursts in Indian Wells and the Miami Open, and American Jenson Brooksby hit a ball boy with a racquet he flung in anger in Miami.
MONTE CARLO: Stan Wawrinka lost to Alexander Bublik in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday as the three-time Grand Slam champion played his first ATP Tour match in 13 months.
Three-time grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka made a losing return to the ATP Tour after a 13-month injury-enforced absence as he was beaten by Alexander Bublik in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
Alexander Bublik says the ATP are trying to put players in “cages” by introducing stricter conduct punishments and believes there should still be room to express emotions. The ATP are attempting to crack down after several players stepped over the line this year. Ad/> Alexander Zverev was disqualified from the Mexican Open after smashing his racquet against an umpire’s chair while Nick Kyrgios almost hit a ball boy with a racquet he smashed on the floor at Indian Wells.
Stan Wawrinka’s return to the ATP Tour at the Monte Carlo Masters ended in a battling three-set defeat to Alexander Bubilk, who said he continues to «hate» clay. Wawrinka, 37, was playing for the first time on the tour in 13 months after undergoing two foot surgeries. Ad/> The 2015 French Open champion was hitting the ball crisply to start but faded over the two-hour match as Bubilk came through 3-6 7-5 6-2.