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Andrey Rublev\u00a0tried to place a bet with the umpire during his victory over Matteo Arnaldi. The third seed in Vienna advanced to the quarter-final with a 7-5 6-3 win. But he had a disagreement with chair official Timo Janzen over a double-bounce call during the match and tried to resolve it by taking odds on who would be right when they watched it back later.<\/p>\n
Rublev is through to the last eight of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, winning his first two matches in straight sets. The world No 5 was cruising with a set and break lead over Arnaldi on Thursday when the umpire gave his opponent a point that Rublev believed was still in play.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old attempted to chase down a drop shot and managed to get his racket on the ball but it came just after the ball had bounced twice, meaning the Italian won the point to take the game and trail 1-3. But Rublev was in disagreement, claiming that he made it to the ball in time and\u00a0asked for a video review.<\/p>\n
When he was told that there was no replay system at the tournament, Rublev accepted the call but he had another idea. \u201cWe can have a bet. Let\u2019s do a bet,\u201d the third seed smiled after the umpire said he saw two bounces.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news<\/strong><\/p>\n Just in <\/strong> Daria Kasatkina shares ‘out of control’ nasty online abuse despite winning match[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n But Janzen didn\u2019t want to place a real wager with the Russian, as Rublev clarified that they would just watch the point back later on. \u201cI\u00a0can’t\u00a0bet,\u201d the umpire said. \u201cNo, I\u2019m saying after the match,\u201d the third seed replied.<\/p>\n The umpire conceded, adding: \u201cWe can have a look, yes.\u201d But a slow-motion replay of the point shown to viewers at home confirmed that Janzen was correct and the ball had just bounced for the second time when Rublev got to it.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5034072.jpg?r=1698330348393\")
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