Aleksandr Búblik shuddered at the US Open.
Aleksandr Búblik let frogs out of his mouth. EPA / AOP
A tennis player Aleksandr Bublik caused a scandal at the US Open.
Kazakh Búblik, 26, lost to the Austrian For Dominik Thiem in the first round of the tournament 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 and vented his frustration in Russian at the post-match press conference.
– I’m so damn tired of giving careers back to the disabled, Búblik said in Russian, aloud the Polish According to Przeglad.
Thiem had been suffering from injuries for a long time before the tournament and was ranked number 81 in the world. Thiem has been suffering from a wrist injury since June 2021, but this year he returned properly to the games.
Búblik’s words began to circulate quickly in the tennis world and on social media.
– I don’t know if the translation is correct. If so, he shouldn’t say such a thing at all. Maybe he didn’t mean it, a confused Thiem said.
Thiem will face the US in the second round Ben Shelton’s.
Búblik was born in Hatsina, Russia. He said in 2016 that he would represent Kazakhstan in the future.