"Let's do a bet": Andrey Rublev jokingly challenges umpire to a gamble during match at 2023 Vienna Open

Russia’s tennis star Andrey Rublev hilariously challenged the chair umpire to have a bet after a double bounce incident at the Vienna Open.

The 26-year-old is currently taking part in the competition where he has already booked his place in the quarterfinal after beating Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi in the round of 16 clash in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 6-3.

In the fourth game of the second set, Rublev ended up challenging the chair umpire’s call about the double bounce.

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The world number five was sure that he returned the shot in time but the chair umpire did not agree with his assessment.

To counter that, Rublev, in a rather hilarious manner, challenged the umpire to have a bet to see who got it right.

The Moscow-born is now set to face off against Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the last-eight clash of the tournament on Friday.

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It will be the eighth time when both players will meet on the tennis court at the highest level.

It is Zverev who has a clear edge in this rivalry as he has won on five occasions and suffered just two defeats in the process.

However, in the last meeting between the two, it was Rublev who came out on top with a score of 6-2, 6-3.

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