Gulbis has no time for vampires, but umpires are okay


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 24 Jun 2014

Ernests Gulbis of Latvia reacts during his men's semi-final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 6, 2014. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

LONDON (Reuters) - French Open semi-finalist Ernests Gulbis has never been afraid of causing a stir and the Latvian was inadvertently at it again after his first-round victory at Wimbledon on Monday.

The 25-year-old, who once called the big four of men's tennis boring and has made racket smashing an art form, became embroiled in a bizarre exchange with journalists about vampires.

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