Andrey Rublev destroyed his racket during his first round defeat to Cameron Norrie at the Vienna Open.

British no. 2 Norrie won 6-2 6-7 [5-7] 6-2 in the Austrian capital on Tuesday in what was his third career victory over the Russian in six meetings. 'Boils over' - Cameron Norrie's opponent smashes racket in half in furious on-court rage

He extended his first set lead to 4-1 with a strong forehand shot that flew down the singles' sideline.

Rublev had little to no chance of returning and once he had lost the point, he showed visible rage on the court.

The 28-year-old smashed his racket four times and left it completely unusable for the rest of the set.

It had almost folded in half and Rublev was unsurprisingly given a code violation by the umpire for his temper.

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