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Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev doesn’t like the reasoning behind the $3,000 fine he received during his second-round match at the U.S. Open.

Rublev, ranked No. 15 in men’s singles, was fined for using foul language during his match against American Tristan Boyer.

But in the heat of competition, Rublev doesn’t feel he should be docked thousands because of his words.

“Depends on the situation,” he said, per The New York Post, before winning his third-round match in five sets on Saturday. “When you are talking to yourself in a bad way, it’s my decision how I do it. You cannot, in my opinion, you cannot charge for this. If you talk to the referee or umpire with bad words, yes, like when you do it towards someone or you scream on all courts, ye

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