2022 Open 13 ATP 250 Final :- (2) Andrey Rublev (Russia) vs (3) Felix Auger Aliassime (Canada)

[gogo]

Congrats to Rublev!
Messy win but he holds on for the W.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

A wildly inconsistent match, not that great tennistically but a good highlight reel and nice drama to come with it.

 

[Sparlingo]

Not to be, too little too late. I wonder if Felix will play Dubai?

 

[Sparlingo]

I just found out Rublev is playing with Denys Molchanov, a Ukrainian - hope he is making a statement, hope they win.

 

[Steffi-forever]

No shame at losing a final against a top 10! Congrats to Rublev and his first title of the year!

 

[Aabye5]

Good for Rublev. He had dropped off a bit, but he looked sharp today.

 

[James P]

Didn't catch the match. Too early for my lazy bones! But congratulations to Rublev, he needed a title.

 

[Steffi-forever]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1495432165412196352

 

[I Am Finnish]

Auger-Aliassime routined in straights in a final he is back to his old lvl

 

[James P]

I know it's a joke, but nothing routine about a 7-5, 7-6 scoreline.

 

[Steffi-forever]

Auger-Aliassime routined in straights in a final he is back to his old lvl

Not sure, as FAA did play a though 2h30 SF less then 24 hours ago.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Not sure, as FAA did play a though 2h30 SF less then 24 hours ago.

I didn't know about that

 

[ghostofMecir]

I know it's a joke, but nothing routine about a 7-5, 7-6 scoreline.

It was a close scoreline, but Rublev seemed the better player throughout and generated more opportunities. Rublev won the dominance ratio at 1.19 (i.e., Rublev held serve easier and got into FAA’s service games at a higher rate than did FAA held serve and got into Rublev’s serve games) which is a solid win.

Many of FAA’s old tendencies came out in this match, which I hope was a small blip in a larger upwards trajectory. He did play a long semi-final, so that’s mitigating factor.

 

[Rattie]

It was a close scoreline, but Rublev seemed the better player throughout and generated more opportunities. Rublev won the dominance ratio at 1.19 (i.e., Rublev held serve easier and got into FAA’s service games at a higher rate than did FAA held serve and got into Rublev’s serve games) which is a solid win.

Many of FAA’s old tendencies came out in this match, which I hope was a small blip in a larger upwards trajectory. He did play a long semi-final, so that’s mitigating factor.

Felix played a lot of tennis in the last few weeks so tiredness may have been a factor.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

You mean 3 pm here

Fed devotee, it looks like 84% of the voters here (including myself) were wrong.

 

[bluetrain4]

I like both players, so I'm not unhappy with the result. It would have been nice for FAA to build on his first tournament victory, which while great, didn't completely exorcise his tournament-closing deficiencies. Granted in winning last week, he beat Rublev in a very close match, so it's not like he SHOULD have beat him here. But, he did have real opportunities.

 

[Sparlingo]

I just found out Rublev is playing with Denys Molchanov, a Ukrainian - hope he is making a statement, hope they win.

And they win, long live the comradery between Ukraine and Russia.

 

[BGod]

I will continue doing this for big Felix matches because it's a win-win, not the same with Shap because I constantly bet on him to win but maybe I should try against him too LMAO.

 

[sandiegoman]

Ruby was hitting some heavy balls. Great match!

 

[AMGF]

Felix played a lot of tennis in the last few weeks so tiredness may have been a factor.

I agree, FAA looked tired today. Still found a way to hang in there which is a good sign. That was a lot of tennis in a short amount of time. Wondering what kind of week he'll have in Dubai. He's set to play tomorrow but I expect the organizers will change the schedule to give him a break. If not he could be out 1st round.

 

[Rattie]

I agree, FAA looked tired today. Still found a way to hang in there which is a good sign. That was a lot of tennis in a short amount of time. Wondering what kind of week he'll have in Dubai. He's set to play tomorrow but I expect the organizers will change the schedule to give him a break. If not he could be out 1st round.

Hopefully he will get a bit of a break from the schedulers but even so, he’s tired, which is a shame

 

[AMGF]

Hopefully he will get a bit of a break from the schedulers but even so, he’s tired, which is a shame

Just looked at the schedule and he is not set for tomorrow anymore.

 

[gogo]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1495467569981140995

Great sportsmanship and good sense of humour.

 

[Mainad]

Congrats to Rublev on winning his 9th ATP title, 1st this season and 5th at 250 level. He becomes the 4th top #10 player to win a title this season.

Congrats also to Felix on making another final straight after winning Rotterdam. At least the duck is now off his back!

 

[Aabye5]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1495467569981140995

Great sportsmanship and good sense of humour.

Good sportsmanship is great, but if these 'Congratulations on your win' tweets become a habit, I'm going after the big 3.

 

[beltsman]

Congrats!

 

[gogo]

Good sportsmanship is great, but if these 'Congratulations on your win' tweets become a habit, I'm going after the big 3.

Do you really think it's going to be a habit? He's been on fire so far this season.
Felix has shown his colours and he is a fighter. I think he was just tired and couldn't find his zone in the final. Not a reason for him to be a jerk. I admire that he rose above it.

 

[Aabye5]

Do you really think it's going to be a habit? He's been on fire so far this season.
Felix has shown his colours and he is a fighter. I think he was just tired and couldn't find his zone in the final. Not a reason for him to be a jerk. I admire that he rose above it.

Why do you say he was a jerk?

 

[gogo]

Why do you say he was a jerk?

Poor wording on my part. I meant to say he is never a jerk. He's always gracious. I've edited my original post now. Thanks for highlighting it.