Andrey Rublev is a highly sensitive player. The Russian cries regularly when things look hopeless for him and wears his heart on his sleeve. It was the same last night at the Cincinnati Open as he faced up against Emil Ruusuvuori.

Nick Kyrgios, an Australian tennis player, however, poked fun at him after Rublev’s response went viral online. Over the past few weeks, Nick Kyrgios has regularly been in the news. The Australian actor is very active on social media, and his comments regularly upset followers.

This time, Kyrgios made fun of Antoine Rublev and posted: “Funny for some it’s ‘raw’ & ‘showing emotions’.”

In the video, Rublev can be seen struggling to hold back his tears as he sits down during a break in the third set. When the match entered a decider, each player had taken one set. Rublev, who had previously broken down over losing leads, sobbed into his towel.

 

Andrey Rublev in 2023

Now ranked no.8, Andrey played his last match on the 15^th of August when he was defeated by world no.60 Emil Ruusuvuori 7-6(10) 5-7 7-6(3) in the 2^nd round in Cincinnati (draw).

This season Andrey has an overall 40-17 record. Andrey clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Monte-Carlo and Bastad. Andrey reached the final in Dubai, Banja Luka and Halle.

He is also scheduled to play in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 2nd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.

Nick Kyrgios in 2023

Ranked no.127, Nick played his last match on the 13^th of June when he was overcome by world no.87 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3 in the 1^st round in Stuttgart (draw).

This season the Australian achieved an overall 0-1 match record.

He is also scheduled to play in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 2nd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.

Andrey Rublev and Nick Kyrgios clashed against each other 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Kyrgios. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Nick Kyrgios won 6-3 6-0 in the 2^nd round in Miami (Miami Open) in March 2022.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.