Can anyone solve the Bublik's Cube?
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stringertom
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prairiegirl
Hall of Fame
Reminds me of Kyrgios.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
nice thread title !
toby55555
Hall of Fame
But calmer temperament and not as talented.
TheTennisReporter
Semi-Pro
Kyrgios even said that Bublik needed more discipline... the irony
stringertom
Bionic Poster
125 aces at Chengdu and he loses the final in a 3rd set TB.
Frenchy-Player
Hall of Fame
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Boob Lick takes down Da Professor today! Huge win for Alexandr!
flyingboris
Legend
There's footage..
"I wasn't ready.. I wasn't ready!" More like "You've been cubed!"
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
True, Both hate tennis and are obsessed with underarm serves
Benben245
Banned
I watched his thrashing of an ‘injured’ Pouille in the first round of Australia a few years back. Extremely talented, has made public statements about only playing for the money, but at least in the Monfils match he showed a lot of Tsitsipas like passion self-harming with the racquet and looking at his box with affirmation that he was going to take this one down.
beltsman
G.O.A.T.
There's footage..
Garin is pathetic!
Meles
Bionic Poster
Wonderful play again todayThere's footage..
flyingboris
Legend
Yeah, lots of great shots, lots of variety. It's a shame he (claims that he) doesn't enjoy it more, but either way it doesn't seem to affect his creativity around the court.
After seeing today's match I was actually going to start a thread along the lines of "Bring out the bubbly to celebrate Bublik", but we already had "Can anyone solve the Bubliks Cube". Pretty good
Nate7-5
Hall of Fame
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
There's footage..
In before there's a Garin vs Bublik "everybody hates you" type incident.
Much like Andy Murray and Lukas Rosol
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
The guy hit a tweener lob today against Monfils - respect!
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Agreed. This made me lose all respect for Garin.
After getting aced with this underarm serve he complained to the chair forever how he wasn't ready. In truth he was completely ready with his return stance set, just didn't react to the ball.
Hope we see more underarm serves on tour.
mental midget
Hall of Fame
Yeah, lots of great shots, lots of variety. It's a shame he (claims that he) doesn't enjoy it more, but either way it doesn't seem to affect his creativity around the court.
After seeing today's match I was actually going to start a thread along the lines of "Bring out the bubbly to celebrate Bublik", but we already had "Can anyone solve the Bubliks Cube". Pretty good
question is will he cross the Bublikon and fully commit to tennis?
flyingboris
Legend
I agree it's not looking good! Still a chance to stage a comeback, but two sets and a break down (on a double fault no less) is definitely a bit of a climb back!
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Probably will, which isn't surprising.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
flyingboris
Legend
How about .. "Son of a gun! Sonogo gunning for the title"Wake me up before you Sonegogo!
stringertom
Bionic Poster
That’s a potentially odiferous proposition. However, I’m all for the underhanded serve.
I’m curious...is this a U.S vs the world difference of expression? In every sport here we refer to the “Granny” motion of throwing as the underhanded style.
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
I used the term underarm since "underhanded" has such a negative, cheating type connotation.
I guess someone is screwed using either term. I just hope we see more of it.
Born_to_slice
Legend
He served for the 1st set today and tried it. Hit the net. Pretty much all went downhill for him from there.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Without the closing “ed” the word has zero negative connotations. Webster’s says an underhand serve or throw is a movement in which the hand remains below shoulder level.
Underhand can also be used to delineate the grip a lifter will use on a barbell to work his lats as opposed to using the overhand grip to work the upper back, traps and rhomboids.
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Yeah I think underhand is the best way to phrase it. I'd love to see someone do it against Rafa or Thiem since they return from the back wall.
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
same same mental game, prob weaker or more fear in the mind though
as he doesnt fly off the handle like Kygs but double faults repeatedly
even in doubles with his friend Kukushkin who puts up with him too often.
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
He is a solid player, boring at best but gets the job done so sadly we prob would see more of him
since he even had enough parental backing to train at the Rafa Academy just after junior success.
For me it just takes one incident to show how pathetic and unfair the real character can be
when they cannot accept when too good is just too good but players like Fedal do this often
just not so obvious but they cannot accept so many good shots against them.
I guess thats why Garin is also such a good competitor, Bublik should have just said whats
you problem and thrashed him but is just too soft inside. If only Bublik would learn who
controls the world and what money really is then that would be the only way he could
find it inside to stop fooling around.
Funny he took out Monfool who basically wrote the career steps Kygs and Bublik are now foollowing.
flyingboris
Legend
Mackenzie McDonald couldn't solve Bublik's cube in St. Petersburg. Surprisingly (?) close match though, 2-6 7-6(2) 6-4.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Showdown of the underhand gunslingers!
Slowtwitcher
Legend
Choker!!!
AnOctorokForDinner
Talk Tennis Guru
lmao at Pooplick getting phucked 6-0 6-2 by Popyrin while winning a grand total of 1 return point. What a legendary fail.
Slowtwitcher
Legend
This guy really doesn't want to win. Winning matches just happens to him... sometimes.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Bublik doesn't care he hates tennis anyway so it's a win for him
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
It's true mate
flyingboris
Legend
Sinner solved the Bublik's cube. Solution: 7-6(5) 6-4.
Based on the highlights both guys were playing amazing. Bublik looks very fit, and much more active footwork than I remember. He even seemed to enjoy himself a bit. Amazing shotmaking all around, worth a watch.
Based on the highlights both guys were playing amazing. Bublik looks very fit, and much more active footwork than I remember. He even seemed to enjoy himself a bit. Amazing shotmaking all around, worth a watch.
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I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
I'm sure the tennis hater is happy with the result
flyingboris
Legend
Did you see the highlights? Bublik seems to be warming up to the sport. Really great game today.
Edit: at the net Bublik said "You are not human man, you are like 15years old and you play like this, good job". Come on, that's a good sport. Go Bublik!
flyingboris
Legend
Shapovalov can't solve the Bubliks Cube either. 6-4 5-7 6-4.
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