Alexander Bublik smashed three rackets as he suffered an early exit in Montpellier. Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport The defending champion lost the first set against Grégoire Barrère 6-4 at the Open Sud de France where he won his first ATP title. It was during the tiebreak of the second set when Bublik began to show his frustration by destroying three of his rackets on court. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #Tennis #Bublik #AlexanderBublik #RacketSmash #Sport #News