Andrey Rublev and Stan Wawrinka have been compelled to desert their digital coin toss on the Madrid Open and use an old style recreation of rock, paper, scissors as a substitute. There was a gaffe with the coin toss system and the Russian tried to let the 38-year-old serve earlier than they took issues into their very own fingers, with the Swiss star popping out on prime and attending to serve.

Rublev and Wawrinka confronted some issues at the beginning of their second-round match in Madrid on Friday. The Swiss participant was offered with the unsuitable choices for the digital coin toss, resulting in an possibility that he did not select developing on the display.

"So we have to do it again?" the previous world No 3 laughed. Chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani tried to start out once more earlier than informing the gamers that he could not set the digital system up for a second time, telling them: "Then it's your choice."

Rublev tried to permit his opponent to serve, joking and saying: "You make me stressed." He insisted that the world No 84 selected what to do earlier than presenting his fist for a recreation of rock, paper, scissors, saying: "Ok, let's do it like this."

Rublev could possibly be heard guffawing as they counted down and determined when to point out their hand, as Lahyani may be seen laughing behind them. It was Wawrinka who gained with scissors beating paper because the umpire introduced to the gang: "Stan is serving, thank you."

But that wasn't the one challenge the pair confronted forward of their match, as there was additionally a difficulty with the web when the center strip of tape fell off, delaying the beginning. "We need to get a new net machine," Lahyani could possibly be heard saying, as each gamers stood together with the court docket to attend.