Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev sounds off on US Open fine for profanity during match

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Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev doesn’t like the reasoning behind the $3,000 fine he received during his second-round match at the U.S. Open. 

Rublev, ranked No. 15 in men’s singles, was fined for using foul language during his match against American Tristan Boyer. 

But in the heat of competition, Rublev doesn’t feel he should be docked thousands because of his words. 

"Depends on the situation," he said, per The New York Post, before winning his third-round match in five sets on Saturday. "When you are talking to yourself in a bad way, it’s my decision how I do it. You cannot, in my opinion, you cannot charge for this. If you talk to the referee or umpire with bad words, yes, like when you do it towards someone or you scream on all courts, yes, obviously. But when you talk to yourself, it’s your decision how you talk. It doesn’t matter even if the umpire hears what you are saying or not for this. I don’t think so."

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Andrey Rublev was fined $3,000 for using foul language during his second-round match at the U.S. Open. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Rublev added that "in all of sports" it is a normal occurrence for expletives to be said, especially "in the crucial moments."

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"It’s sports. It’s life," he continued. "The same with every person outside in life in crucial moments, in stressful moments. I don’t believe all of us are super holy and never say bad words in the crucial moments. It’s the same thing… like I said if you’re doing it towards someone or you’re doing it