- Russian thrown out of semi-final against Alexander Bublik
- World No 5 claims he was speaking English not Russian
The world No 5 Andrey Rublev was sensationally defaulted after being accused of swearing at a line judge in the deciding set of his semi-final at the Dubai Open.
The combustible Russian was trailing 6-5 in the third against Alexander Bublik when he took out his frustration on a line judge.