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Ian Chadband

Rublev no saint in French Open exit, but Sinner shines

Andrey Rublev has blown his top along with his French Open hopes to become the biggest men's casualty so far on another rain-drenched day at Roland Garros.

But while the volatile Russian sixth seed was no saint under the roof of Court Suzanne Lenglen on his way to being knocked out by Italian giant-slayer Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 6-4, Jannik Sinner moved sweetly into the last 16 on Friday.

Rublev's hot-headed side came to the fore again in the second set, after he was already frustrated at spurning a set point in the first, when he got embroiled in an argument with umpire Lazemar Engzell over a disputed line call.

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