ANDREY RUBLEV made himself bleed by whacking his own leg with his racquet during a worrying on court meltdown yesterday.
The sixth seed, 26, was beaten in four sets by Wimbledon debutant Francisco Comesana over on No2 Court.
During his 6-4 5-7 6-2 7-6 defeat, Rublev struggled to contain his emotions.
At one point, the Russian furiously smacked his own leg with his racquet in pure frustration.
He also bellowed towards his coaching team, before hitting himself again in disturbing scenes.
His third round loss to Matteo Arnaldi at Roland Garros earlier this season was marred by similar behaviour, as he kicked his chair in rage.
After yesterday’s match Rublev, whose fiery on-court demonstrations of anger go against his soft spoken nature off it, admitted that letting his emotions bubble over is holding him back.
The former Wimbledon quarter-finalist said: “It’s the main problem that I need to improve.
“Of course, I didn’t behave today as in Paris, but still I could do much better. This is not the way.
“Of course, it’s the main priority, to be able during all the match to be positive.”
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He went on to add of his outbursts, which were labelled “extraordinary” by concerned fans online: “I would not do it if I was able to hit the racquet on the floor.
“Because we’re not allowed to hit them with the grass. I don’t know why in that moment, I couldn’t take it any more. I needed to let emotions out.
“But thanks, everything is fine. Again, I was a bit lucky.”
Further quizzed on if he ever looks back at footage of himself, Rublev admitted: “I never watch those kind of videos.
“No, I mean, it’s not only about to watch the videos.
“I think in general is to try to improve yourself. It takes process and it takes time.”
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