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At Taste of Tennis, Andrey Rublev seeks the recipe for 2023 US Open success

Plus, John McEnroe’s No. 1 advice at this year’s Citi Taste of Tennis is for players: “digest their food properly”.

ByLiya Davidov

Published Aug 25, 2023

WATCH: Is Andrey Rublev a US Open sleeper? Game, Set Bet, presented by BetMGM discusses.

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Andrey Rublev found himself at the Citi Taste of Tennis searching for the answers that will boost him into an as-yet elusive Grand Slam breakthrough.

“I wish to know,” Rublev told Baseline. “My life would be easier [if I knew]. Trust me.”

Citi Taste of Tennis returns to NYC at Gotham Hall.

Citi Taste of Tennis returns to NYC at Gotham Hall. 

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Last year, Taste of Tennis host and Tennis Channel talent Prakash Amritraj inspired Rublev with his own recipe for success.

“We knock the whole damn thing back,” Prakash said as they held up their celebratory tequila shots.

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Unfortunately for Rublev, that led to one of his eight quarterfinal losses. This year he was on the prowl for that next great piece of advice, perhaps finding words to live by thanks to former champion John McEnroe:

“Digest your food properly,” John McEnroe told Baseline when asked his recipe for Grand Slam success. “Because if it gets hot and you don’t digest, you’re in big trouble.”

John McEnroe joins Venus Williams on the blue carpet upon entering the event.

John McEnroe joins Venus Williams on the blue carpet upon entering the event.

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Will Rublev be able to conquer this quarterfinal-grand-slam hurdle at the 2023 US Open? All signs point to yes—that is, so long as he takes small bites and plays one match at a time.