Alcaraz and Sinner dominate everything: Rublev explains why

Andrey Rublev explained what really distinguishes Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner from the rest of the circuit.

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Arthur Millot

le 06/12/2025 à 15h50

1 min to read

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Andrey Rublev has faced both the absolute legends, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and the new monsters of modern tennis, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

A privileged position, which allows him today to deliver a valuable analysis.

Asked after his brilliant victory against Tomas Machac during the 'grand final' of the UTS circuit, Rublev immediately makes things clear: comparing eras makes no sense.

'You cannot make comparisons. Federer and Nadal played in a different era and under different conditions. Tennis has become more modern... The surfaces are no longer the same.'

Alcaraz-Sinner: players shaped to dominate

Then comes the sentence that explains why Sinner and Alcaraz have taken an almost insurmountable lead over the competition.

'Carlos and Jannik are well ahead of the other players. They have an ease in playing tennis.'

But behind this apparent ease actually hides a mental weapon that Rublev considers their true superpower.

'They do not play with fear. They do not rely on the other's mistake. No matter the score or the opponent... they play. That is the difference with all the others.'

Two sentences that thus summarize the mental gap between them and the rest of the Top 20.