I stake my rubles on Rublev: the official Andrey match watch

[West Coast Ace]

Tonight's collapse may be a hard one to absorb but Rubylev is young and hopefully resilient.

Yeah, 62 in a TB; blows 4 MPs. Nyet.

2nd serve needs a LOT of work.

But good result - no one is going to want to draw in early at the USO...

 

[EllieK]

He handled himself well. He had played two matches that day and came up against a fighting opponent. I was impressed with both of them.

 

[heninfan99]

your rubles purchased a pile of steaming de manure

 

[stringertom]

Rubylev needs a nice bounce back vs Donkey on Tuesday to get that taste of disappointment out of his system.

 

[Tshooter]

Felt so bad for rublev., everyone was cheering against him. This happened in all his previous matches..

"Like" the second clause not the first. "Like" the second sentence. Not "Like" the Like button.

 

[Charleneriva]

Not buying that. Rubylev was there, then he wasn't: then he had to start all over again but, shaken by the fold, there wasn't enough belief to close a second time. It was an ugly third set for both of them, just ultimately uglier for Rubylev. Demon is a bulldog, as competitive as they come. In the end, that was the difference.

Rubylev? Love it. "Ruby" was Meles's creation and I loved it.

 

[stringertom]

Rubylev? Love it. "Ruby" was Meles's creation and I loved it.

I think we both need to thank noble @Sysyphus for this gem.

 

[Charleneriva]

I think we both need to thank noble @Sysyphus for this gem.

Mine is nowhere near being that poetic, even though I do collect gems and rocks (mostly). It's Ruplode.

 

[Meles]

@Sysyphus Ruby has taken a wildcard at Winston-Salem.

 

[Sysyphus]

 

[Smurph]

I think I saw on Twitter that Rublev and Shapo are playing doubles at the US Open. Interesting and cute team.

 

[gogo]

I'm trying to picture Rublev as a doubles player. Has he had any success in the past?

 

[stringertom]

I'm trying to picture Rublev as a doubles player. Has he had any success in the past?

Teamed with Khachanov to make the Miami final but lost a superbreaker to the Bryans. They beat Marach/Pavic, Murray/Soares and Johnson/Querrey

 

[gogo]

Teamed with Khachanov to make the Miami final but lost a superbreaker to the Bryans. They beat Marach/Pavic, Murray/Soares and Johnson/Querrey

Well that certainly counts!

 

[Sysyphus]

I'm trying to picture Rublev as a doubles player. Has he had any success in the past?

Rube and Khach is the most succesful nextgen doubles duo thus far!

Better than one would perhaps imagine just looking at their games.

 

[stringertom]

Rube and Khach is the most succesful nextgen doubles duo thus far!

Better than one would perhaps imagine just looking at their games.

Team Russia should be tres formidable in DC, nyet???

 

[Meles]

Younger Rublev with the enemy

 

[Red Rick]

Rube and Khach is the most succesful nextgen doubles duo thus far!

Better than one would perhaps imagine just looking at their games.

Rublev in doubles is so much bricklaying you randomly end up with a skyscraper on a tennis court

 

[Sysyphus]

NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN

NYET NYET NYET NYET NYET!!!

Up a break in the third set, 4–2; loses the set 7–5, now on a total of 10 double faults.

Rublev in 5

 

[tennis_pro]

Go go Rublev Nadal needs you as his SF opponent.

 

[The Green Mile]

Go go Rublev Nadal needs you as his SF opponent.

When you haven't watched Rublev in a while and the next match you see of him is his QF against Nadal last year It wasn't a great experience...

 

[Red Rick]

NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN

NYET NYET NYET NYET NYET!!!

Up a break in the third set, 4–2; loses the set 7–5, now on a total of 10 double faults.

Rublev in 5

 

[Sysyphus]

Truly, a spellbinding acting performance

 

[Red Rick]

Truly, a spellbinding acting performance

And the most parodied bit of video of all time.

 

[Sysyphus]

aaaaand Rublev concedes the first break of the fourth set with an almost parodical double fault, way out.

Racquets are getting destroyed.

Cue the baseline of Chic's Good Times.

 

[Red Rick]

Angrey staying true to his name

 

[Rafa Aficionado]

Looks heartbroken my Andrey

 

[Rafa Aficionado]

I put so much on him at 17/1 here lol. So disappointing.

 

[Sysyphus]

well now it's over.

Sad state of affairs, but guess you gotta be patient given the injury layoff he had.

 

[Hardcourter]

Basic russian, weak mentality. That is in their nations "DNA".

 

[Sysyphus]

 

[EloQuent]

Rublev losing a lot of points, slipping down to 60s.

 

[West Coast Ace]

Yeah, 62 in a TB; blows 4 MPs. Nyet.

2nd serve needs a LOT of work.

But good result - no one is going to want to draw in early at the USO...

Chardy didn’t get the memo - LOL!

 

[Meles]

Their highness the Carsomyr cannot be bothered to participate in the journalistic debate, unless and until their germanic idols emerge from their fake injuries and silent bans. The lowly Rublev, Donskoy, Shapovalov, Khachanov, Zverev, and the likes, are not worthy of their majestical attention at this time, you see.

Sage

 

[Sysyphus]

Bumping this thread, just because I can.

Since the last time, our Russian peasant liberator has turned a ripe 21 years of age. His results of late have been less than stellar, his ranking has dropped worryingly (with Doha points to defend at the start of next season as well), and he has struggled to find any consistent form since the Brokeback Mountain episode.

Nevertheless, my faith abides.

Meanwhile, let's appreciate the Rublev haymaker. An underappreciated facet of his game is his admirable footwork. I don't mean movement overall – speed, running, scrambling – but his offensive footwork is on point, and a large part of why he's able to carry out his aggressive precision game. The boxer in him shines through.

 

[stringertom]

Kuku making SFs or better takes a bit of the sting away from twice losing to the 30# tension balls of the Kazakh Konqueror.

 

[Sysyphus]

GIFworthy material

 

[stringertom]

GIFworthy material

Superior to even the Suri Forkhand of Doom celebration after arriving at an AYCE buffet that allows him in to dine!

 

[Sysyphus]

Superior to even the Suri Forkhand of Doom celebration after arriving at an AYCE buffet that allows him in to dine!

Is that this one?

Spoiler

 

[stringertom]

Is that this one?

Spoiler

There is not a palm large enough to properly represent the size of the srshs serving bowl.

 

[Sysyphus]

Rumors have it that Andrey Rublev, who was ranked just below the entry cutoff for Doha, has now gotten a last-minute place in the draw after Mikhail Kukushkin disappeared from the draw in mysterious circumstances. The FSB purportedly does not wish to comment on the matter.

 

[Red Rick]

Rumors have it that Andrey Rublev, who was ranked just below the entry cutoff for Doha, has now gotten a last-minute place in the draw after Mikhail Kukushkin disappeared from the draw in mysterious circumstances. The FSB purportedly does not wish to comment on the matter.

Kukushkin's body is rumoured to be hidden behind a double wall of his hotel, freshly bricklayed by Rublev's net skills.

 

[Sysyphus]

Young Money goes into the new year with style, making routine work of Seppi and serving a breadstick in the process. Next up, Basilashvili.

Best of luck to Andrey in 2019! May it be a bountiful one.

 

[Red Rick]

Young Money goes into the new year with style, making routine work of Seppi and serving a breadstick in the process. Next up, Basilashvili.

Best of luck to Andrey in 2019! May it be a bountiful one.

If he wins vs Basilashvili then Djokovic, well

at least Djokovic will play somebody who looks at him Angreyly before Australia

 

[Sysyphus]

If he wins vs Basilashvili then Djokovic, well

at least Djokovic will play somebody who looks at him Angreyly before Australia

Rublev will annihilate the phytopahgous yogi and eat his liver tartare style

 

[stringertom]

Rublev will annihilate the phytopahgous yogi and eat his liver tartare style

I have the fava beans and a nice crisp Chianti waiting.

 

[The Green Mile]

Rublev vs Basilashvili, that's quite the haymaker match right there

 

[Red Rick]

Rublev will annihilate the phytopahgous yogi and eat his liver tartare style

Damnit 2019 is like 3 minutes old and you lost me already

 

[stringertom]

Rublev vs Basilashvili, that's quite the haymaker match right there

Basil made Rubylev rather Fawlty, almost like Manuel:

 

[stringertom]

1R qualies Russian Roulette matchup with The Donkey ends with Evgeny taking the bullet in straight sets at Sydney. He plays the winner of Andreozzi/O’Connell after the winner has suitable rest.