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Smashing Gulbis Smeared by Monfils

There were one too many unforced errors for Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis on Tuesday during his tilt with Gael Monfils at the ABN Amro. After falling behind by a set and a break he finally broke—literally—and smashed his frame maniacally into the hard court. It’s not the first time Gulbis has wrecked a frame, and it won’t be the last.

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If it was meant as a motivational tactic, it didn’t work for Gulbis. Monfils went on to take the 6-4, 6-4 victory. But at least Gulbis was nice enough to give the smashed frame to a fan. No, it’s not a playable racquet, but it does make for a quirky souvenir for a die-hard tennis enthusiast.

Gulbis’ record drops to a dismal 12-26 since the beginning of 2016; he’s 1-3 on the season thus far.

Monfils moves on to face Borna Coric in the second round.

In other action in Rotterdam, 19-year-old Hyeon Chung made waves by upsetting Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, while Marcos Baghdatis upset No. 4 seed David Goffin, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(5).

Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Julien Benneteau, 6-4, 6-4, while Gilles Muller knocked off Andreas Seppi, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4.

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