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Rublo Boss: Andrey Rublev lays down the law with Parisian-inspired Roland Garros kit

The No. 7 seed eased through his opening round in a red-and-white ensemble he helped design for his eponymous clothing brand.

ByDavid Kane

Published May 29, 2023

FLASHBACK: Rublev captured his first Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo last month.

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PARIS—Andrey Rublev has taken control of his career, starting with the clothes on his back.

The No. 7 seed arrives to Roland Garros having won an overdue Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo, and debuted a red-and-white ensemble off his very own Rublo line as he edged past Laslo Djere, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

While he may be more serious on court, Rublev hasn’t changed too much, charming his way through the occasional language barrier in his post-match press conference.

“What is ‘input?’” Rublev laughed when asked about his level of involvement in creating the designs he first launched at the start of 2023.

With help from the moderator and his PR manager, Sofya Tartakova, Rublev got the gist and the presser resumed.

“Of course. I mean, they take my opinion. I'm the man who say yes or no,” he said proudly.

“I mean, sometimes if I have some ideas maybe, but [it’s] too complicated to take care of everything. But, yeah, I'm the one who say in the end if I like it or not, because I'm the one who has to play.”

“Boss,” adds Tartakova with a smile.

“Yes,” Rublev agrees. “She knows because she's helping!”

Rublev has made the most of the help he’s been given over the years, and is looking to break one last barrier at Roland Garros by reaching his first major semifinal.

“Expectations, in the end, is a bit not real,” he mused of his chances for a career-best run.

“It's more like a game for the media and everyone that, okay, you think now I have to win or whatever. It's a bit fake, because in reality, no one cares if you win or you lose. That's the reality.

“When I was younger maybe I was thinking there was expectations,” he added later, “till the moment I realized in the end no one cares. If I finish today my career, your life is changing? Not at all!

“And in the end, that's what I learn when I was quite in a young age that it's about me, how I accept the things and how I deal with them.”

Spoken like a boss, Rublev left to prepare for an intriguing second-round clash with French favorite Corentin Moutet.