Tennis-Rublev calls on ATP to review rule that led to default in Dubai

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP 500 - Dubai Tennis Championships - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - March 1, 2024 Russia's Andrey Rublev reacts after losing his semi final match against Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

(Reuters) - Andrey Rublev has called on the ATP Tour to change the rule that led to him being defaulted at the Dubai Tennis Championships last week.

Rublev was defaulted by the chair umpire after a Russian-speaking official said he had used an obscenity while yelling at a line judge over a call during his semi-final with Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik on Friday.