Mad Max Gulbis has to hit the headlines in a way or the other.
The entertaining Latvian had a very smooth quarter against Bautista-Agut, at least in the result, but he managed to complicate things… or to make them funny.
What happened ?
Ernest was leading 6-1 4-2 when the Spaniard started to complain about Gulbis squeaky shoes. Obviously that was a wonderful opportunity for Gulbis to prod his opponent and… he had a bit of fun by making more and more noise with the shoes till he got a warning.
Then the naughty boy went on to win the next 2 games and wrap up the match in 60 minutes… and you need to see his face.
Gublis: beats Bautista-Agut like a spoiled princess
Then we had probably the quote of the year when Ernests said during an interview that “My opponent behaved like a spoiled princess.”
Next vs. Przysiezny
Gulbist will play world no. 112 Michal Przysiezny in the next match. Head to head is 1-1 and curiously enough they have played each other only during Davis Cup ties and on the carpet. Will Ernests take advantage of his magic shoes once again?