Daily Dose of Social Media: Gauff stays positive after Rome final loss, Rublev's slow-mo prep for Hamburg

In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, Andrey Rublev starred in a 'slow-motion' video showcasing his movements during a close-up training session, while Emma Navarro shared on her social media some of her days at the Rome Open after a disappointing third-round exit.

On the other hand, the doubles pair of Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul had a peculiar celebration after reaching their first Masters 1000 final at the Italian Open.

A video from the Hamburg Open showed a funny moment of Andrey Rublev: 'The slo-mo series', in which the 27-year-old Russian tennis player is seen on the training courts of the German city preparing for his debut in the tournament, with a slow-motion video that shows in detail his movements during a rally.

The Russian has three consecutive defeats (2-4 record in the clay swing) and has dropped positions in the ranking, falling out of the top-15 for the first time in over 5 years. Now he is preparing to play one last ATP 500 tournament before taking to the court at Roland Garros, being the third seed at the Hamburg Open. He will debut this Monday against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur.

Emma Navarro shared a series of moments from her time at the Rome Open, both on and off the court, showing some behind-the-scenes of her stay in the Italian capital. The American did not have a great showing in the tournament, after falling in the third round to the 22nd seed Clara Tauson 6-3, 0-6, 4-6, marking her third tournament without consecutive wins, somewhat meager results for a top-10 player.

In any case, the American takes the positives from her time at the second WTA 1000 of the year and is preparing to play the Strasbourg Open, where she will be the second seed, in a draw that includes players like Jessica Pegula, Paula Badosa, Elena Rybakina, and Barbora Krejcikova. Navarro will debut on Wednesday against the winner between Magdalena Frech and a qualifier, seeking a deep run that will allow her to arrive at the upcoming Roland Garros with confidence.

The French partnership of Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul had a peculiar celebration after reaching the final of the Rome Open. The pair has achieved good results over the past two years, establishing themselves as a prominent doubles team with four titles and four other finals, in addition to several victories over some of the best in the world. However, until now they had not reached a Masters 1000 final, so the joy was overflowing when they defeated the second seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara in straight sets. The Frenchmen had already defeated the third seeds, Germans Tim Puetz and Kevin Krawietz, in the quarterfinals.

After the victory over Patten/Heliovaara, they had a unique celebration when Doumbia took off his shirt and walked towards his partner, who forcefully threw the shirt back at him before giving him a celebratory hug. Doumbia guaranteed a jump of 16 places in the doubles ranking to world No. 31, just one spot from his historic best ranking, while Reboul advanced 13 positions to No. 25, just two positions from his best ranking. This Sunday, they will take to the court to seek the most important title of their career against the first seeds Matek Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo, which would also propel both to their historic best ranking so far.

Coco Gauff wanted to take the positives after reaching the final at the Rome Open, despite a tough defeat against Jasmine Paolini 4-6, 2-6, in what is her second consecutive WTA 1000 final lost. The American had a remarkable tournament, defeating Emma Raducanu, Mirra Andreeva, and Zheng Qinwen along the way, before being defeated by the local Paolini, who claimed her second WTA 1000 trophy and became the first local player to win the title in 40 years.

In any case, Gauff was optimistic on social media and shared a couple of photos thanking the fans, in addition to proudly showing the recognition she received as the tournament runner-up. Gauff will also return to her career-high ranking of world No. 2 starting Monday and will arrive at Roland Garros full of confidence, seeking her second Grand Slam title.