- Onlookers at Wimbledon were stunned when Andrey Rublev went into meltdown
- The Russian was livid at one of his returns and smashed himself with his racquet
- It comes after a similar meltdown at the French Open which sounded the alarm
Andrey Rublev has once again raised concerns about his welfare after he unleashed a furious tirade against himself en route to losing his first round match at Wimbledon.
The emotional Russian whacked his legs seven times with his racquet after an erroneous return in a tight match against Francisco Comesana on No 2 Court, which he went on to lose 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6.
In the fourth game of the third set, with the two players having won a set each, Comesana broke Rublev for the second time in the set to go 4-1 up, leading to a furious reaction from the Russian.
Back in May after his French Open meltdown, Rublev admitted ‘I don’t remember behaving worse at a Slam ever’ after he kicked and screamed his way out of the Paris Slam.
Now it is his antics at Wimbledon which have sounded the alarms.
Andrey Rublev raised concerns for his welfare after another worrying on court meltdown
![Rublev whacked himself seven times on the league after going down a double break](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/02/17/86838639-13593107-image-a-21_1719936591933.jpg)
Rublev whacked himself seven times on the league after going down a double break
![The Russian has acknowledged his self sabotage previously but it remains a worrying trend](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/07/02/17/86838635-13593107-image-a-22_1719936600247.jpg)
The Russian has acknowledged his self sabotage previously but it remains a worrying trend
Following his meltdown Rublev struggled to regain his composure and in a tight fourth set it went to a tie-break where he soon find himself burning through challenges.
It is the type of self-sabotage that he has acknowledged previously, and yet seems to be having trouble managing.
‘Completely disappointed with myself the way I behaved, the way I performed,’ he said after the Paris debacle. ‘I think it was first time I ever behave that bad.
‘The way I behave I put myself completely down, and I give Matteo wings to fly, and he was flying third set unbelievable. It was too late to do something.’
More to follow.